HOUSTON – Harris County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a drive-by after a 12-year-old was shot while he was asleep in bed at a home in southwest Harris County Thursday.
District 4 deputies said the shooting happened in the 6700 block of Navidad Road in the Mission Bend neighborhood.
District 4 responded to a drive by shooting at 6718 Navidad Rd. Multiple rounds fired into the house and a juvenile male was struck once in the upper leg while in asleep in bed. He was transported by ambulance in stable condition. Crime Scene & Violent Crimes are investigating. pic.twitter.com/lv4fhlVEKo
— Captain J. Shannon (@HCSO_NightShift) November 5, 2020
According to HCSO, multiple rounds were fired into the house and the 12-year-old was struck in the buttocks.
“At the time of the drive-by, he was laying in his bed and immediately got up and got his family. They called 911 and he was transported to the hospital in stable condition,” HCSO Deputy Bock said.
The victim’s brother said that he heard eight gunshots fired outside of the family home.
Deputies said the victim was transported by ambulance to Memorial Hermann Hospital and is currently alert and in good condition.
Investigators said there isn’t a suspect or a motive at this point in the investigation.
KPRC 2 reporter Brittany Jeffers contributed to this report.