By Bill Carey
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HOUSTON 鈥� Houston firefighters are recovering from injuries after jumping off an apartment balcony when a patient they were treating pointed a firearm at them.
Firefighters responded to a call for a man having seizures on Jan. 27, at the Ashford Buena Vista Apartments, reported.
The Houston Police Department stated the patient, a 23-year-old man, was acting confused and asked the firefighters if he could retrieve a shirt from his room. He reportedly returned with a weapon described as a loaded firearm and pointed it at the firefighters.
鈥淗e went to get something out of his room, still confused,鈥� Houston Mayor John Whitmire told . 鈥淭hey heard the pistol being cocked and they ran for their lives which included jumping out of a second-story balcony.鈥�
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One firefighter suffered a broken scapula and the other had cuts and bruises. Both were treated and released from a hospital on Jan. 28.
Authorities said the man is being charged with two counts of assault on a public servant.