Man fatally shot inside vehicle in NW Harris County; second man in critical condition

HARRIS COUNTY – An investigation is underway after Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputies said a man was found dead, and another was rushed to the hospital following a shooting in northwest Harris County.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the incident happened in the 6800 block of Trail Valley Way shortly after 7:30 p.m. Friday.

One of the victims possibly knocked on doors in the neighborhood and asked for help, and neighbors called the sheriff’s office.

Authorities later arrived and discovered a man with “possible gunshot wounds” inside a vehicle.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second man was found wounded in close proximity. That man was transported to a hospital in critical condition.

Deputies said the suspected shooter or shooters fled the scene before they arrived.

If you have any information about the shooting, you should call the sheriff’s office. This incident is still under investigation.


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