Man shot in head, another injured after shooting in southwest Houston

HOUSTON – One man is dead and another injured after a shooting in southeast Houston.

According to authorities. The shooting happened around 4:40 a.m. Saturday on Leonora Street near Glenview Drive. 

Police said when they arrived, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds.

One man was found in the driver’s seat of a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. Officials tried to perform CPR, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detective Todd Colbert with the Houston Police Department said the other man was grazed in the head.

He was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in downtown to be treated for his injuries, officials said. Colbert said the man is in stable condition and talking.

Investigators are working to learn more details about what may have led up to the shooting. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.


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