A SWAT scene in The Heights area of Houston turned deadly early Wednesday following a seven-hour standoff. The Houston Police Department is investigating the incident, which involved a woman who reportedly threatened police during the lengthy standoff. She was shot and killed by an officer, ending the standoff.

An assistant chief with the Houston Police Department said its officers were called to a disturbance Tuesday night in the 1600 block of West 13th Street. The disturbance may have stemmed from a call the woman's neighbor made to CenterPoint Energy about a gas leak,

A woman was shot to death by an officer after a lengthy overnight SWAT standoff in Houston’s Heights neighborhood, police say.