Man killed, woman shot in face in northwest Houston

HOUSTON – A man was killed and a woman was injured Tuesday in a shooting in northwest Houston.

According to investigators, the two were shot around 9:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of Greens Parkway.

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Police said Charles Bennett, 47, and Aukeyanna Simmons, 22, were sitting in a car on Greens Parkway when they were shot by a back seat passenger.  The gunman ran, police said.

Simmons, who was shot in the face, drove to Houston Northwest Medical Center.

Bennett was pronounced dead at the hospital. Simmons' injuries were non-life-threatening, police said.

Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers.

No arrests have been made.

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