Ted Cruz's Family Asks For Privacy After Police Called To Senator's Home For Teen With Self-Inflicted Wounds

On Tuesday, Dec. 6, the reports of a 14-year-old with self-inflicted stab wounds on their arms were received by the Houston Police Department just before 8 p.m. local time. The incident took place in the neighborhood of River Oaks where Texas Senator Ted Cruz resides with his family which includes his wife, and their two daughters, 11-year-old Catherine and 14-year-old Caroline, said reports.

According to the authorities, the teen, who still remains unidentified, was taken to the hospital.

It is still unclear whether a member of the Cruz family was involved with the 911 call, said reports.

The Republican lawmaker's office said late Tuesday, that his daughter is OK and asked for privacy for the family after Houston police and fire personnel were called to his home.

In a statement to ABC affiliate KTRK-TV and other media outlets, Cruz's agents said, "This is a family matter and thankfully their daughter is okay."

“There were no serious injuries. The family requests the media respect their daughter’s privacy at this time,” Cruz’s office said.

Police officers were present outside Cruz’s home when KTRK arrived at the scene.

Houston Police were unavailable for comment on the incident when contacted by the media.

According to the media, Cruz is in Washington and it remains unclear if he will return to Texas following the incident.

Rafael Edward Cruz is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008.

He worked as a policy advisor in the George W. Bush administration before serving as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008. In 2012, Cruz was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first Hispanic American to serve as a U.S. senator from Texas.

In 2016, Cruz ran for president of the United States, placing second behind Donald Trump in the Republican primaries. The competition for the Republican presidential nomination between Trump and Cruz was deeply acrimonious and characterized by a series of public personal attacks.