PD: Brownsville officer shot, hospitalized

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Brownsville police officer has been hospitalized after being shot Wednesday night.

Shortly after 10 p.m., Brownsville police officers responded to a home on the 0 block of Coahuila Ct. for a report of an open door. 

While officers were investigating the open door, the homeowner shot at the officers on his property, striking one of them in the chest, police said.

The officer was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, which police cited to the use of protective equipment. Police added that the officer is recovering and in good spirits.

The homeowner is at the police station being questioned. 

The case remains under investigation.