Teenager shot dead and two more injured in horror shooting at gas station in Houston
A 19-year-old teenager has died, and two other teens are in hospital following a shooting at a gas station, according to the cops.
The Houston Police Department (HPS) responded at 10.23pm Saturday after violence broke out at an Exxon station near Astoria Boulevard and the Gulf Freeway, southeast Houston, in Texas.
A cop from Pasadena was in the area and heard gunfire.
When police arrived at the scene they found one teenage boy slumped over dead in a black SUV.
“A witness (saw) the kids yelling for help and transported them since the hospital’s just down the street. He thought it was faster and he helped pull them out. Then he came back to the scene,” HPD Asst. Chief Patricia Cantu said.
The witness drove both teenagers to Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, investigators said.
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One of the teens was then taken by Life Flight to another hospital in a critical condition, according to Cantu.
A bullet had grazed the other teen who stayed at Memorial Hermann.
Both teens are expected to recover, according to a cop at the scene who spoke to ABC13.
Surveillance video shows the suspects holding what appears to be a “long gun” and an automatic, investigators said.
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Six bullet holes could be seen on the windshield of the victim’s SUV and while police said multiple shots were fired the exact number is unclear.
The HPD said Sunday morning they were still looking for two suspects and believe all parties involved knew one another.
Police described the suspects as Black men, with one wearing dark shorts and a black shirt.
The other suspect was wearing dark clothing, long pants and flip-flops with white socks.
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Investigators said they don’t have a good description of the suspect’s car as a number of vehicles were at the gas station and the car was parked at the back.
Anyone with information is urged to call the HPD’s homicide division at (713) 308-3600.