HOUSTON – Police are investigating an apparent drive-by shooting in the southern part of Houston Friday evening that left a man dead.
Southeast officers are at a shooting scene 11400 Duane. Adult male deceased at the scene. 202 pic.twitter.com/cgDVIm7ln3
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) August 19, 2023
The Houston Police Department said the call came in just before 8 p.m. in the 11400 block of Duane Street.
According to Commander Adrian Rodriguez with the Houston Police Department, officers arrived at 7:54 p.m. When they arrived, they found multiple shell casings on the street. A home also had multiple bullet holes in it as well as a vehicle in the driveway. Rodriguez said there was a total of four people inside the home.
“Unfortunately, one of the occupants inside the house has been declared deceased. He was struck in the head area,” Rodriguez said.
Police said video footage from the scene appeared to show a silver four-door SUV. The video was said to show a suspect inside the SUV firing into the house, then fleeing westbound from the location.
Anybody with information on the whereabouts of the vehicle or those involved are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.