Security guard, carjackers exchange gunfire at west Houston apartment complex

A shootout was reported on Dunvale Street in west Houston on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. A shootout was reported on Dunvale Street in west Houston on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Photo: Metro Video Photo: Metro Video Image 1 of / 66 Caption Close Security guard, carjackers exchange gunfire at west Houston apartment complex 1 / 66 Back to Gallery

A security guard exchanged gunfire with two suspects after a carjacking on Friday at a west Houston apartment parking lot, police said.

The incident started at 3:30 a.m., when the two suspects came up to a man in the parking lot, held him at gun point, pistol whipped him and took his car, according to the Houston Police Department.

The security guard then saw the injured man and the suspects, and one of the gunmen shot at the guard. The security guard shot back, but no one was hit in the shootout, police said.

The carjacking victim was taken to the hospital with a serious head injury from being hit with the gun. The suspects got away, but the carjacked vehicle was later found to be abandoned.