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(Photo by Philip Pacheco/Getty Images) A healthcare worker prepares to administer a Pfizer/BioNTEch coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Ontario on December 14, 2020. - Ontario, Canada's most populous province and one of the hardest hit by the pandemic, had 1,940 new cases and 23 deaths on Monday. The province is expected to give its next doses to nursing home workers as a priority, according to media reports. (Photo by CARLOS OSORIO / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS OSORIO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 'Never seen levels like this': Union president on airline passenger misconduct Memorial Day weekend will bring rain and cool air for much of the East (CNN) — Four Houston police officers were shot and another suffered a knee injury Monday while serving a search warrant, police Chief Art Acevedo said. About a dozen narcotics officers and several patrol officers responded to a residence where police suspected drugs were being sold, Acevedo told reporters Monday night. The narcotics officers announced themselves as they breached the front door shortly before 5 p.m. Then the gunfire started, Acevedo said. “Immediately upon breaching the door, the officers came under fire from one or two suspects inside the house,” the police chief said. One suspect retreated to the back of a room, he said, then re-emerged and returned fire. Four undercover narcotics officers were struck by gunfire, police said. A fifth officer suffered a knee injury, according to Acevedo. Police returned fire, killing two suspects at the scene, the chief said. He did not release the suspects’ names. Acevedo said authorities first believed five officers were shot. Three of the four officers who were shot are still hospitalized, police said Monday night. The officer who suffered the knee injury was also being treated at the hospital, police said. Two of the hospitalized officers are in critical condition, while the other two are in good condition, police said. An officer who was discharged suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder. To recap: 4 undercover HPD Narcotics officers were shot. 2 suspects are deceased. No other information is being released until the next media briefing with Police Chief @ArtAcevedo at 10 am tomorrow (Tue) outside Memorial Hermann Hospital. #hounews — Houston Police (@houstonpolice) January 29, 2019 “This has been a tough day for our city,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said, encouraging residents to pray for the officers. “Pray for their families, pray for their spouses, their children, their parents, all of their loved ones.” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said, “This evening’s horrific attack on police officers is a solemn reminder of the service and sacrifice our brave men and women in law enforcement make every day to keep us safe.” CNN’s Samira Said, Nicole Williams, Janet DiGiacomo, Dave Alsup and Andrea Diaz contributed to this report.<doc-sep>“This evening’s horrific attack on police officers is a solemn reminder of the service and sacrifice our brave men and women in law enforcement make every day to keep us safe,” Abbott said. " . . . I ask all Texans to join Cecilia and me in praying for the officers injured, and for the continued safety of all law enforcement officers who protect our communities."<doc-sep>"We are sick and tired of having targets on our back," HPOU President Joe Gamaldi said at the hospital. "We are sick and tired of having dirtbags trying to take our lives when all we’re trying to do is protect this community and protect our families. Enough is enough." HOUSTON — Four Houston police officers were shot Monday afternoon while serving a narcotics warrant in southeast Houston. Two of those officers are in critical condition and were undergoing surgery Monday night at Memorial Hermann Hospital. Chief Acevedo said both of the critically injured were shot in the neck. Two other officers are stable and are expected to make a full recovery. One of them, who was shot in the shoulder, was released from the hospital Monday night. A fifth officer suffered a knee injury during the shootout and underwent surgery. He remains in the hospital. "We are sick and tired of having targets on our back," HPOU President Joe Gamaldi said at the hospital. "We are sick and tired of having dirtbags trying to take our lives when all we’re trying to do is protect this community and protect our families. Enough is enough." Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo and Mayor Sylvester Turner also rushed to Memorial Hermann. They joined police officers and held hands in a circle, heads bowed in prayer led by an HPD chaplain. The mayor and chief also met with some of the officers' families. "This has been a tough day for this city," Mayor Turner said. "Please pray for our police officers." Two suspects, a male and a female, are dead inside the house where the officers were serving a warrant for black tar heroin when gunfire broke out. "A neighbor had the courage to call police and tell them that the suspects were dealing dope from the house," Acevedo said. HPD and Harris County Sheriff's Office SWAT teams sent robots in the house to make sure there were no other suspects before allowing nearby residents back into their homes. The shooting happened just before 4 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in the 7800 block of Harding. That's just a few blocks from Milby High School. The gunshots stopped Gloverdale residents in their tracks including Rosie Tellez, who was driving home at the time. “There were gunshots so I pulled over,” Tellez said. She then took out her phone and started recording. In one of the videos, you can see an officer running from the scene. He had been shot in the arm. A second video shows officers rendering aid on a second officer who had been shot in the leg. Tellez said the officer who had been shot in the arm rested on the back of her car, waiting for an ambulance. “They were just standing there trying to catch their breath," she said. Moments later, streets were blocked off as neighbors watched worried and prayer for the injured officers. “My nephew is an officer so, you know, I pray deeply...I hope they’re OK and have a full recovery,” Tellez said. “I’m hoping that any policeman that got injured, that they were OK because they are our heroes here,” said another resident named Rose. “So I’m just praying that they’ll all be saved.” The names of the injured officers have not been released because some of them are undercover.<doc-sep>
A hospital on Monday announced that it released one of the five Houston police officers injured earlier while serving a search warrant at a home of suspected drug dealers. Two suspects were shot and killed in the exchange with police. Houston police tweeted that the fifth officer was released Monday night after being treated for a gunshot wound to the shoulder. Two officers remain in critical condition at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston with gunshot wounds to the neck. Two other officers remain hospitalized in good condition. One of the officers suffered a knee injury and is one of those hospitalized in good condition, Houston police tweeted. At about 4:15 p.m. local time, a group of about a dozen officers with the Houston Police's narcotics unit responded to a residence they suspected was a hub for drug dealing, particularly the sale of "street-level narcotics" like "black tar heroin," Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said at an evening news conference held outside the hospital. The two suspects had opened fire on the team of officers. "Narcotics officers tried to serve a search warrant," Acevedo said. "They announced themselves as police at the time. Immediately upon reaching the door, the officers came under fire from one or two suspects." One suspect, according to the police chief, momentarily retreated into the home and then returned to the front of the location to resume shooting. "As a result of the exchange of gunfire," both suspects were shot by police and reported dead on the scene, Acevedo reported. The names of the undercover officers were not released but they range in age from 33 to 54, with the oldest having been shot several times previously, according to Acevedo. SECURITY GUARD FIRED AFTER HELPING DEPUTIES CHASE ESCAPING SUSPECT Details of the incident followed a series of tweets from the police department notifying the public of the situation. "HPD responding to a scene at 7800 Harding where officers have been struck with gunfire following an encounter with a suspect," Houston police tweeted around 6:15 p.m. ET. "Officers are en route to the hospital. Please avoid the area and yield for emergency vehicles. Further updates will be provided as available." “This evening’s horrific attack on police officers is a solemn reminder of the service and sacrifice our brave men and women in law enforcement make every day to keep us safe," Governor Greg Abbott said in a statement following news of the shooting. "The city of Houston and the Houston Police Department will have whatever state resources they need to bring swift justice to those involved. I ask all Texans to join Cecilia and me in praying for the officers injured, and for the continued safety of all law enforcement officers who protect our communities.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "This has been a tough day for our city," Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said at the Monday night news conference. "We want to work night and day to make sure our city remains safe. I’m just very grateful and thankful for everyone who has come together in this moment." A follow-up news conference was scheduled for 11 a.m. ET Tuesday morning, Acevedo said. Fox News' Casey Stegall in Houston and The Associated Press contributed to this report.