Woman killed, 1 injured in suspected road rage shooting in downtown Houston

HOUSTON – Police are looking for whoever shot and killed a woman and shot another man in a possible road rage shooting in downtown Houston on Sunday, according to the Houston Police Department.

The incident happened on the Pierce Elevated at Louisiana Street at about 1 a.m.

Houston police officers were dispatched. When they arrived, they found a car in the southbound lanes with gunshots in it.

They also discovered the female driver had been shot and killed, and another man was shot and taken to the hospital. A third man was also in the vehicle, but he was not injured.

Police believe the woman may have cut off the suspect in another vehicle, and this led to the shooting.

Authorities do not have a lot of information and are still investigating. They are looking for a black four door sedan.

If you have any information about the incident, you should call police.


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