Manhunt underway after a Houston shooting leaves a deputy critically wounded

HOUSTON (AP) — Two men were at-large as a manhunt continued Thursday following the shooting of a Harris County deputy sheriff.

The deputy, whose name has not been released, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition after being shot Wednesday night, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a Thursday morning social media post.

Authorities are searching for 34-year-old Terran Green and 37-year-old James Green in connection with the shooting.

Officials did not clarify how the two men know each other. A spokesperson for the sheriff did not immediately return a phone call for comment.

The 29-year-old deputy was shot twice in the upper torso moments after making a traffic stop alone in the northern outskirts of Houston.

The deputy has been with the sheriff’s office for about 15 months, Gonzalez said.