Man fatally shot inside vehicle during possible drive-by shooting in north Houston, police say
Man fatally shot inside vehicle in north Houston, police say (KPRC 2)
HOUSTON – An investigation is underway after police said a man was killed during a possible drive-by shooting while he was inside of his vehicle in north Houston Sunday.
Units with the Houston Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in the 4800 block of Airline Drive around 9:05 p.m. When they arrived at the scene, they located a man with a gunshot wound to the head inside a vehicle, HPD said.
Officers said emergency officials with the Houston Fire Department transported the victim to a nearby trauma center, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The shooting is under investigation as police work to find out who shot the man and why.
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