Driver Dies In Road Rage Shooting
Victim: Shooter Was In White 4-Door Vehicle With Dark Tinted Windows
POSTED: Monday, April 26, 2004
UPDATED: 5:20 pm CDT April 26,
2004
HOUSTON -- The driver of a vehicle allegedly shot at by another driver in a fit of road rage dies as five other family members recover from shooting and accident injuries received during the northwest Harris County incident.
Jose Rogelio Cadena, 18, died Monday afternoon from a gunshot wound to the head.Two other passengers were shot. They remain listed in serious condition.Harris County officials told News2Houston that someone shot at the pickup truck carrying six people in the 10000 block of Veterans Memorial around 2:30 a.m., after the truck's driver reportedly changed lanes.Authorities ruled the motive for the shooting to road rage. They believe the shooter got upset after the pickup truck changed lanes."Numerous shots were fired at this vehicle, striking several people inside," Harris County Sheriff's Office Sgt. T.E. Kiser said.Three people inside the truck, including the driver, were shot, according to police. One passenger was grazed by a bullet. The truck then crashed into a ditch, injuring the other two passengers.Emergency workers rushed the driver of the pickup truck to Memorial Hermann Hospital by helicopter. He was listed in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. The other five victims were taken to Ben Taub and Memorial Hermann hospitals.Three of the victims had been released from the hospital by noon Monday."They are lucky to be alive. They were shot at several times in the back, neck and head. Then, they ended up having a motor vehicle crash. Without hitting their brakes, they slammed into a ditch in a culvert," Kiser said.
The identities of the passengers were not released.Investigators said they found more than 20 bullet casings near the scene of the shooting.The shooting had Veterans Memorial near Ruellen closed from 2:30 a.m. to 6:20 a.m. while officials investigated the shooting.One of the accident victims said the suspect in the shooting was in a white four-door car with dark tinted windows.Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office at (713) 967-5810.
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3 Family Members Shot In Roadway ShootingThe identities of the passengers were not released.Investigators said they found more than 20 bullet casings near the scene of the shooting.The shooting had Veterans Memorial near Ruellen closed from 2:30 a.m. to 6:20 a.m. while officials investigated the shooting.One of the accident victims said the suspect in the shooting was in a white four-door car with dark tinted windows.Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office at (713) 967-5810.Copyright 2005 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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