HOUSTON - The Houston Fire Department says an arson investigator was shot and killed in the line of duty on Friday morning.Chief Samuel Peña identified the arson investigator as 44-year-old Lemuel Bruce.SIGN UP FOR FOX 26 HOUSTON EMAIL ALERTSThe shooting occurred around 3:30 a.m.
in the 2100 block of 18th Street in Houston’s Timbergrove neighborhood.Chief Peña says the investigator was part of a team looking into recent arson fires in Houston’s Timbergrove and Heights neighborhoods.During the investigation, officials say Investigator Bruce spotted a vehicle that met the description of a suspect they were interested in.AdvertisementPolice say he was following the suspect while waiting for his other team members to get into the area.At some.