HOUSTON, TX – An 18-year-old woman was shot while sitting in her vehicle outside her residence in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
The shooting occurred around 12:30 a.m. in the 7100 block of Kinney Street. Officers from the Southeast Patrol Division responded to the scene and found the woman suffering from a gunshot wound. Houston Fire Department medics transported her to a local hospital, in stable condition.
Police believe the woman was seated in her car outside the home she shares with her family when a pickup truck pulled up and someone inside opened fire. The truck fled the scene after the shooting and has not been located.
No suspect description has been released, and the motive is unknown at this time. Investigators are treating the case as a possible drive-by shooting.
If you have any information, you are urged to contact the Houston Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
