A 21-year-old man died after being shot Sunday night in a walkway between apartment buildings at 12300 Fleming Drive. Houston Fire Department paramedics took him to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Police said the gunfire followed a brief altercation involving multiple people, according to Houston Police Department.
What investigators say
In a Houston Police Department media release, patrol officers found a male with a gunshot wound in the walkway between apartment buildings. HFD paramedics transported him to a hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The release lists the incident number as Inc. #147177925 and identifies Homicide Division detectives A. Vinogradov and D. Crowder as the investigators.
Houston Police Department’s online contact directory lists the Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 and notes Crime Stoppers can be reached at 713-222-TIPS for anonymous tips, per the department’s public phone listings. The directory also shows the department’s media-relations line at 713-308-3280 for press inquiries.
Local context
The stretch of Fleming Drive and nearby apartment complexes have seen multiple violent incidents in recent years. In June, investigators arrested two teens in connection with an October 2024 fatal shooting on Fleming Drive, as per the Houston Police Department.
