abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas leading us off with the news and these images coming in now from houston. >> reporter: tonight, shots fired. three houston police officers hit. the suspect initially on the run. in this surveillance video obtained by abc station ktrk, a vehicle chased by police crashing into a curb. police on its tail, sirens blaring. the door of the fleeing vehicle opens, and immediately, the sound of gunfire. one officer runs for cover. another running into the street firing back. iltd's a shootout. and at some point, the suspect fleeing the scene with officers in pursuit. several of the officers sustaining wounds. >> shot in the arm, one shot in the foot. >> one officer down right here, needs transporter. >> reporter: they were transported to a local hospital. they are in stable condition. as the nation continues to reel from a surge in gun violence, police increasingly the targets. the houston area was already mourning corporal charles galloway, who was