HPD says broken glass at Texas Medical Center not caused by shooting

Houston police officers respond to reports of shots fired in the Texas Medical District on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Houston police officers respond to reports of shots fired in the Texas Medical District on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Photo: Jay R. Jordan Photo: Jay R. Jordan Image 1 of / 11 Caption Close HPD says broken glass at Texas Medical Center not caused by shooting 1 / 11 Back to Gallery

Houston police on Thursday said the shattering of glass at a building hospital in the Texas Medical Center apparently was not due to a shooting.

Police initially reported a possible shooter situation in the 6500 block of Fannin, but an investigation disproved that, and the cause of the shattered glass at Houston Methodist was still unknown late Thursday afternoon..

"All employees and patients are safe," said George Kovacik, a Methodist spokesman. "HPD was called and investigated one of our floors in Scurlock Tower and determined it was a shattered window, and not an active shooter."

Glass on the street came from an upper-floor window that may have been broken in Scurlock Tower, Methodist's professional building for doctors. Houston police said officers were staging around the area to ensure no one was injured by falling glass.

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