A deputy died shortly after responding to a scene in which a woman was found stabbed 10 times inside a home, says Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
It happened on Stone Pine Lane near Blazey Drive, close to Cypress Ridge High School.
Gonzalez tweeted around 6:30 a.m. that a deputy at the scene suffered a medical crisis.
Reporters were told he collapsed while hanging crime scene tape, and began experiencing seizures.
Please keep our @HCSOTexas deputy in your prayers. He responded to an emergency call at 7500 blk of Stone Pine Ln, when he himself suffered an unk. medical crisis. EMS arrived and transported him to the hospital. #HouNews pic.twitter.com/ipeDCfufXl
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) July 6, 2019
The deputy was sent to a hospital, where Gonzalez said doctors were unable to keep him alive.
It is with great sadness that we must report the passing of our deputy. He was out on a stabbing scene this morning when he experienced a medical emergency. He was taken to Northwest Hospital but doctors were unable to revive him. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. pic.twitter.com/RncU2qYOVz
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) July 6, 2019
Deputies received the call about the stabbing when a man came home around 4 a.m. Saturday and found the injured woman inside.
The man told investigators she does not live at the home.
Deputies told reporters that the woman was found with stab wounds to her arms, legs and back.
She was sent to the hospital for surgery.
In a press conference, deputies said the woman is expected to survive.
