Paintball Prank Kills Teen
Driver Says Teens Fired 7 Pellets At Truck
POSTED: Monday, November 1, 2004
HOUSTON -- A Halloween prank involving a paintball gun in northeast Houston left one teen dead and three others in the hospital Sunday night, police told Local 2.
Police said a 19-year-old driver lost control of a Suburban, crossed a median and flipped the vehicle over on Cavalcade and Hain at about 10:15 p.m. after the driver of a pickup truck rammed into the rear of the vehicle.Investigators said that driver became angry at the teens after they fired seven paintball pellets at his pickup.Police said three of the four teens inside the Suburban were ejected. They were rushed to Memorial Hermann and Ben Taub hospitals, where one of the teens later died and a 16-year-old passenger was listed in critical condition.
The identities and the other teens' conditions have not been released.Investigators said five paintball guns and dozens of paintball pellets were found inside the Suburban.No charges have been filed against the driver of the pickup truck, but he was arrested for possibly driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Halloween Stunt Goes Horribly WrongThe identities and the other teens' conditions have not been released.Investigators said five paintball guns and dozens of paintball pellets were found inside the Suburban.No charges have been filed against the driver of the pickup truck, but he was arrested for possibly driving under the influence of alcohol.Copyright 2005 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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