16-year-old injured after being shot during drive-by in east Houston

HOUSTON – A teenager has been hospitalized after being injured during a drive-by shooting in east Houston Tuesday night.

Houston police responded to the shooting on Woolworth Street and Larimer around 9 p.m.

Investigators said they believe a car pulled up to the 16-year-old and someone from inside the vehicle shot the teen in the leg. The car then reportedly pulled off.

Police said the teen’s parents drove them to a nearby fire station where they were then taken to a hospital.

The teen is expected to survive.


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