HOUSTON – Houston police are investigating after they said a woman was found dead outside of a home in east Houston.
Officers were called to a home in the 1200 block of Evanston around 12:45 a.m.
Houston Police Department patrol officers said they were flagged down by someone who stated he heard gunshots and then saw the victim lying in the driveway of the residence. Houston Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the woman, who investigators said is 44 years old, dead at the scene.
Further investigation determined the woman died after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds.
According to investigators, unknown suspect(s) fled the scene in a vehicle described as a white Dodge Charger with a black spoiler on the trunk. This same vehicle, with reports of a suspect/suspects discharging a weapon, has been seen in the area multiple times, police said.
Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713) 308-3600 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.