HOUSTON – A teenager was killed and another is undergoing surgery Saturday after a shooting and crash in northeast Houston, police said.
Officers responding to the area near 9550 North Wayside Drive found two teenage boys in a green SUV that had struck a concrete barrier on a small bridge, Houston Police said.
Both were taken to local hospitals, but one teen died of his injuries, and the other remains in critical condition undergoing surgery.
HPD Detective Kyle Heaverlo said investigators believe the incident may have stemmed from a drug deal that went bad. Police say the teens were shot at a nearby apartment complex parking lot and crashed while attempting to flee the scene.
Christian Hudspeth is a Houston native who joined KPRC 2 News in December 2025. Christian began his news career at KTRK in 2022 before moving to newsrooms in Waco, Texas (KXXV), Las Vegas, Nevada (KTNV), and now back to H-Town. He earned his BA at the University of Houston Jack J. Valenti School of Communication in 2023.