Police investigating after 3 people involved in shooting dropped off at Ben Taub Hospital

Police are investigating after three people were reportedly injured during a shooting in southeast Houston. (KPRC 2)

HOUSTON – Police are investigating after three people were reportedly injured during a shooting in southeast Houston.

The incident happened around 4 a.m. Monday at Old Spanish Trail near Martin Luther King Boulevard, authorities said.

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Police said a fight broke out in a club parking lot between two vehicles causing security guard to investigate the incident.

At some point, shots were fired, but police said it is unclear if the people in the vehicles were shooting at each other or if the security guard was also involved.

Officials received a call about the shooting, but when emergency responders arrived, they did not find any victims.

Police said they were able to locate a dark-colored vehicle with bullet holes in it that had been abandoned a short distance from the scene.

Authorities later learned that three gunshot victims connected to the shooting had dropped off at Ben Taub Hospital, officials said.

Investigators are still working to learn more details surrounding the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).


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Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli has been a digital news editor at KPRC 2 since 2018. She is a published poet and has background in creative writing and journalism. Daniela has covered events like Hurricane Harvey and the Astros World Series win. In her spare time, Daniela is an avid reader and loves to spend time with her two miniature dachshunds.

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