HPD officer shoots gunman near Texas Medical Center Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:14 p.m., Thursday, September 20, 2012 A Houston police officer shot a man who had opened fire on him Thursday night near the Texas Medical Center, officials said. The officer was trying to take into custody a suspect in an earlier shooting, officials said.