A 20-year-old woman was shot in the neck after gunfire erupted outside a southeast Houston business Wednesday, according to the Houston Police Department.<\/p>\n
The shooting happened near 1500 Lombardy Street, but investigators said the incident began at a business in the 4800 block of the Gulf Freeway, across the freeway from where the injured woman was eventually found.<\/p>\n
According to HPD Lt. Willkens, a vehicle occupied by a man and the 20-year-old woman was parked at the business alongside a white SUV. The business key holder received a call about people in the parking lot and went to check on the property.<\/p>\n
The key holder told investigators he heard what he believed were gunshots and returned fire toward the vehicles.<\/p>\n
One of the rounds struck the 20-year-old woman in the neck while she was seated in the back seat of the vehicle, police said.<\/p>\n
The white SUV fled the scene and has not been located.<\/p>\n
The vehicle carrying the injured woman and driver left the parking lot, crossed to the other side of the Gulf Freeway and crashed near Lombardy Street, according to investigators.<\/p>\n
Police said the business key holder followed the vehicle to the crash scene, remained there and is cooperating with investigators.<\/p>\n
After the crash, the man and the injured woman ran from the vehicle through nearby backyards. Residents who saw them fleeing called police.<\/p>\n
Officers located the woman, who was taken to a local hospital in stable condition. The male driver has not been found.<\/p>\n
Investigators said the vehicle has a bullet hole in its rear window.<\/p>\n
No charges have been filed as detectives continue investigating whether the business key holder was actually being fired upon before returning fire.<\/p>\n
The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n
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