HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A man is dead after an early-morning shooting outside an apartment complex near Cloverleaf, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies and EMS were called around 5 a.m. Sunday to the 1100 block of Freeport Street. When they arrived, they found a man with at least one gunshot wound in the complex’s parking lot, officials said.
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Investigators said the man was in or near an SUV when he was found.
The victim was taken to Ben Taub Hospital, where he later died.
Sheriff’s office homicide investigators and crime scene personnel were at the scene collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses. Authorities also conducted gunshot residue testing on multiple people’s hands as the investigation continued.
Some individuals were detained in handcuffs, though officials said it was not immediately clear whether they were suspects.
The sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information to contact them at (713) 221-6000 or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS, where you can report anonymously.