Houston police are probing the death of a 19-year-old man who was killed during a highway shooting spree early last Friday that also injured two young women. The violence erupted along the Southwest Freeway at around 12:30 a.m.
The victims were reportedly cruising southbound near Hillcroft when the hail of bullets was unleashed upon them from an unidentified assailant in a gray or silver Toyota Tundra pickup truck. While the two women managed to escape with injuries to the leg and have since been treated and released, the young man succumbed to a life-threatening gunshot wound, according to a report obtained by the City of Houston News. His name has not been released pending formal identification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
HPD Homicide Division's Sergeant J. Stroble and Detective K. Collier are heading the investigation into the deadly incident
Authorities are urging those who may know anything about the shooting to come forward. The Houston police plea for citizens to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600. Informants also have the option to provide anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
