A child and three adults were shot Thursday evening in east Houston during a dispute over trash in the courtyard of an apartment complex.
An 11-year-old was grazed by a bullet on his leg and was taken to the hospital in stable condition, Houston Police Department Lt. Larry Crowson told OnScene TV.
Two women who were shot and a man who was grazed by a bullet on his head were also transported to the hospital in stable condition.
Officers in the HPD Northeast patrol division were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 5300 block of Coke Street Thursday night around 7 p.m. for a report of a shooting, Crowson said.
“There were two groups of people in adjoining apartments. They got into some sort of argument because one of the groups was moving out and they were throwing trash in the courtyard,” he said.
The dispute went on for a few hours and one group fired guns at the other group. The other group returned fire.
A vehicle was detained with some possible suspects and he said there were several people in each group shooting at each other.
Houston police continue to investigate the incident.