HOUSTON – Homicide detectives said what started as a gathering of friends ended in a fatal shooting.
The shooting happened at the Villa Anita apartments at about 5:10 a.m. Sunday in the 5700 block of Guhn Road and West Tidwell Road.
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Police said the suspect, Rodney Wayne Allen, 21, got into an argument with his girlfriend when another man got in between them.
"[It began] inside the apartment. Then it continued to escalate outside the apartment, where our suspect pulled out a weapon and shot the victim who died at the scene," said Sgt. Warren Meeler with the Houston Police Department.
When officers arrived, they said they found the man shot twice in the head, laying on the sidewalk in front of his apartment.
The victim's wife told authorities she witnessed the shooting.
Police said Allen jumped into his black Dodge Charger and sped off with his girlfriend after the shooting.
There were five people inside the apartment at the time of the crime and all were questioned, according to investigators.
The 38-year-old victim's name was not released.