A late Sunday night shooting at a Spring Branch apartment complex on Blalock Road left one man dead and another wounded, according to Houston police. Officers were dispatched to 1111 Blalock Road at about 10:40 p.m., where they found shell casings scattered around the property but no victims or suspects still on scene.
Not long after, a nearby hospital reported that two men had arrived with gunshot wounds. Medics later pronounced one of the men dead, while the other was listed in stable condition. Detectives say there are no known suspects at this stage of the investigation.
What Police Are Saying
The case is being handled by HPD Homicide Division detectives W. Elliot and D. Hobson, and the incident is logged as SOA/ECR 12-22-25, Inc. #166363925. The initial scene response and subsequent hospital call are detailed in the city’s summary of the shooting, which also notes that the identity of the man who died will be released after his family is notified by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, as reported by City of Houston News.
Inside the Spring Branch Complex
The address, 1111 Blalock Road, lines up with the 11Eleven Apartments complex in the Spring Branch area. The property is described as a renovated, multi-building community with on-site amenities, putting the gunfire in the middle of a densely populated residential stretch in northwest Houston, according to 11Eleven Apartments.
How to Help Investigators
Detectives are asking anyone who might have seen or recorded anything, whether at the complex or nearby, to step forward. Tipsters can call the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600, per the Houston Police Department. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS, according to City of Houston News. Investigators say they are working to nail down the exact timeline and are actively searching for surveillance footage from the complex and nearby businesses.
Blalock Road’s Recent Violence
The Blalock Road corridor in Spring Branch has seen other recent violence, including a November parking-lot killing near Kempwood and Blalock that local television covered, underscoring worries about late-night safety along that stretch, as reported by ABC13. For now, Houston police are keeping the focus on this latest case and stressing that anyone with relevant information or video contact investigators as the probe continues.
