A burglar accidentally shot his accomplice after confusing him with a police officer in a botched burglary.
The failed break-in happened on Thursday November 11 at about 11pm, after officers received a call that "multiple suspects" dressed in Houston police uniforms had kicked open a door in Katy, Texas.
Three residents, who have not been named, were in the house in Katy, which is 30 miles outside of Houston, when the two burglars dressed in riot gear attempted to raid the house.
The homeowner, along with their two adult sons, were trying to get to sleep when they heard a large banging noise outside the front door.
As the burglars smashed their way into the home, the suspects for "unknown reasons began shooting immediately" as one suspect reportedly shot his accomplice "inadvertently".
But as the two adult sons went to confront the burglars, a gun was pointed and shot in their direction, which could have been when one of the burglars was shot, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The burglar, who was wounded by the bullet, immediately dropped his weapon and tried to run from the home, police said.
He then ran to a dark getaway car which was waiting outside by a third suspect and drove away from the scene.
One of the sons picked up the gun and shot dead the other suspected burglar.
According to police, the case isn't thought to be random, and they have since launched an investigation to find the motive behind the attack.
Authorities revealed that police were searching for the two suspects, the driver, and the wounded individual who fled the scene.
The attack comes just days after a man was killed during an unprovoked attack, after being struck over the head with a wooden board at a petrol station.
Esvin Vasquez, 23, from Queens, New York, was on his way home from a late-night shift and had stopped off to get some petrol at the BP station when he became caught up in a fight on Sunday morning.
He had driven into the petrol station when two large groups of strangers, thought to be around 10-12 people, were in a heated argument when a fight started to break out.
It was about 2am when Mr Vasquez was killed after a wooden board was smashed over his head during the argument.
The victim, who lived round the corner from the petrol station, was rushed to a nearby hospital but tragically died.
According to police, Mr Vasquez did not have a criminal background.
Authorities did not confirm how many people they are looking to speak to in connection with the victim's death.
