Three police officers are in stable condition late Thursday after they were injured with gunshot wounds in a shootout near downtown Houston, Texas. The Houston Police Department announced Thursday afternoon that three officers had been shot in the 2100 block of McGowen St. “The suspect fled the scene in a white Mercedes and is being sought at this time. Please avoid the area,” the department announced on Twitter. “HPD commanders & PIO are en route to Memorial Hermann Hospital where officers are being taken.” Later, at a a news conference, Police Chief Troy Finner told reporters that officers were responding to a family disturbance call at 2:40 p.m. at a home in northeast Houston. Police were responding to a report of a shooting at the home of the suspect’s girlfriend, said Doug Griffith, president of the Houston Police Officers’ Union. When officers arrived, the suspect fled in a vehicle and led police on a …