HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Investigators are looking into what caused an apparent shootout in the city’s southside overnight, according to the Houston Police Department.
HPD said that officers arrived at the 1000 block of West Orem Road and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper torso area. Officials said it appeared that he had been shot through the car.
He was taken to the hospital where he is said to be critical. It was learned that the man’s girlfriend was also in the car with him but was not injured.
Later, officers at that scene received another shooting call that was a couple blocks away from the Orem scene. Officials said a home had been shot at following a shootout between the man who was found injured and a suspect who was not caught at the scene.
Officials said the home was occupied , but there were no other reported injuries.
According to police, following the shooting, the suspect fled the scene and rear-ended another driver, who stayed at the scene to speak to police.
Officials did not specify if it was road rage but believe that something transpired moments before gunshots rang out.
Officials did not provide a suspect description.
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