Officer clings to life after homicide suspect allegedly unloads gun on police during high-risk arrest

A Texas constabulary serviceman is successful captious information aft being changeable successful the caput by a homicide fishy earlier this week. 

The incidental unfolded conscionable aft 2:45 p.m. connected Jan. 23, erstwhile officers with the Corpus Christi Police Department responded to a shooting successful the 4900 artifact of Ayers Street, located astir 145 miles from San Antonio, according to FOX 4. 

When authorities arrived, they reportedly located a antheral suffering from aggregate gunshot wounds. The idiosyncratic was taken to a section hospital, wherever helium aboriginal died from his injuries. 

Less than an hr later, officers located the suspect’s conveyance successful a adjacent country and attempted to behaviour a postulation stop, FOX 4 reported.

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Officer Alexandria Cano-Castro, 38, is successful captious information aft being changeable successful the caput by a homicide fishy successful Corpus Christ, Texas connected Jan. 23, 2026.  (Constable Mark Herman's Office/Facebook)

However, authorities accidental the 38-year-old fishy pulled retired a handgun and began firing connected the 3 officers. 

Two officers were reportedly struck arsenic they exchanged gunfire with the suspect. A 3rd serviceman besides sustained injuries aft being struck by shrapnel. 

"Officer (Alexandria) Cano-Castro, a 36-year-old elder officer, was changeable successful the caput portion attempting to apprehend a homicide suspect," Constable Mark Herman's Office successful Harris County said.

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Three officers were injured portion attempting to apprehension a homicide fishy successful Corpus Christi, Texas connected Jan. 23, 2026.  (Google Maps)

Cano-Castro was subsequently transported to a infirmary successful captious condition. The different serviceman who sustained gunshot injuries was listed successful unchangeable condition, portion the 3rd received attraction for their injuries, FOX 4 reported. 

The homicide fishy was changeable aggregate times successful the speech and was taken to a adjacent hospital, wherever helium remains successful custody and is expected to survive. 

Authorities person not released the sanction of the fishy oregon the identities of the different 2 officers involved. 

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Flags alert implicit bureau towers successful downtown Corpus Christi, Texas.  (iStock)

"This was a homicide fishy that we recovered beauteous quick. Unfortunately, it ended similar this," Police Chief Mike Markle reportedly said. "We’re praying that these officers are stable. We person 1 captious officer, a pistillate officer, and we’re going to marque definite we’re checking connected her."

The officers progressive person been placed connected administrative leave, per section policy, arsenic the probe remains ongoing, FOX 4 reported. 

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The Corpus Christi Police Department did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.