HPD: Suspects took kids on Montrose robbery spree

Two small children were found with robbery suspects after they led police on a chase and one of them opened fire on an officer late Wednesday night in the Montrose area.

The incident began about 11 p.m. in the 2500 block of Montrose, according to the Houston Police Department.

Police said several people reported they were robbed outside nightclubs in the area and described the suspects' sport utility vehicle. An off-duty officer working an extra job in the area spotted the SUV and approached the suspects. One of them fired shots at the officer before speeding away.

The officer was not wounded. He called for other officers and they chased the fleeing suspects.

A short distance away the SUV stopped near Gray at Bagby, police said. One man jumped out and ran. Officers said the other suspects, two men and a woman, were taken into custody at the scene. Two small children were found with the suspects.

Officers also found cellular phones and purses inside the SUV that had apparently been stolen in the robberies.

No description was available of the suspect who ran away.