FBI Agent Kills Kidnapping Victim During Raid

HOUSTON, TX — A Montgomery County man was shot to death in a home in northeast Houston by FBI Agents who were conducting an operation, officials said Thursday.

The shooting happened shortly before 4 a.m. at a home in the 7300 block of Elbert Street, in the Trinity Gardens area.

The man, who has not been identified, was taken to LBJ Hospital where he died a short time later.

According to a Houston Chronicle report, the man who was shot by federal agents was a kidnapping victim and was not the intended target.

Officials said the man was abducted Wednesday night during a home invasion in Conroe, KTRK reported.

The Conroe Police Department contacted the FBI, who began tracking the suspects.

Hours later, the FBI and the Houston Police converged on the home, and when agents made their way inside, the victim was shot and killed.

Investigators said those who were responsible for the home invasion were found in Clear Lake and are being taken to the Montgomery County Jail, KTRK reported.

Meanwhile, the agent who was responsible for the shooting was placed on administrative leave, pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

Christina Garza, public affairs officer for the FBI Field Office in Houston, held a brief news conference but declined to release information related to the events leading up to the shooting.

An FBI Incident Review Team is investigating what led up to the shooting.

This is a developing story.

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