HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A 12-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital on Friday night after he was shot while seated in his parents’ minivan in northwest Harris County, authorities said.
According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the shooting in the 8700 block of Barker Cypress Road.
Investigators said the family’s vehicle, occupied by the parents and their four children, was parked outside a business while they waited for another family member to exit. That’s when, according to detectives, someone inside a dark-colored sedan traveling northbound on Barker Cypress Road fired multiple shots at a lifted black truck that was driving through the parking lot.
HCSO investigators said the family’s minivan happened to be positioned between the sedan and the lifted truck as the shots were fired. The 12-year-old victim was then struck near his shoulder while in the minivan, authorities said.
The 12-year-old was taken to the hospital, according to officials, where he is expected to be OK.
HCSO said the incident remains under investigation and urged anyone with information to contact the agency at 713-221-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
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