6-year-old shot in head after apparent shootout in north Houston: police

HOUSTON - Houston Police are looking for the person responsible for shooting a 6-year-old boy in the side of the head early Tuesday morning.

6-year-old shot in Greenspoint

What we know:

Around 12:30 a.m., a 911 call came in concerning a shooting outside an apartment complex in the 13300 block of Northborough Drive in the Greenspoint area.

Several stray rounds went into three different apartment units and unfortunately hit that 6-year-old on the side of the head.

Houston Fire Department EMS took the child to a local area hospital.

The boy is fortunately expected to be okay.

What they're saying:

"The 6-year-old was in the living room eating a Happy Meal, a chicken nugget Happy Meal," said Lieutenant JP Horelica with the Houston Police Department. 

Not the first time a shootout happened

Tenants at the Cansfield Apartment Complex told FOX 26 that shootings happen all the time in the area. The next-door neighbor of the 6-year-old boy that was shot was the one who called police and assisted the boy and his family during the aftermath of the shooting. 

"I didn’t even know they were gunshots. I thought they were fireworks. I heard gunshots like pa pa pa pa pa but this one was more like automatic. It sounded like fireworks," the neighbor said.

Police instruct neighbor to perform CPR

"I was on the phone with 911, and they were telling me to do CPR chess compressions. [How was that like for you?] I’m like no, I’m not going to do chess compressions. He’s alive. He’s talking." 

Tenants call on authorities to make changes

"I knew it was going to [eventually] happen, but I wasn’t expecting it. I said one of these days those gunshots are going to hit a kid, and it’s going to change everything around here."

Humberto Sanchez said his grandson plays with the 6-year-old boy and was concerned for his wellbeing but was happy to find out he survived and is recovering.

"Authorities need to put an end to all of this. This time around, a kid got shot. He’s our neighbor," Sanchez said.

Houston police searching for suspect

When the call came in, no one stuck around to talk to police. From evidence on the scene, they’ve been able to piece together there was some sort of gun fight between two groups of people considering there were a lot of shell casings around from several different guns.

What we don't know:

 Houston Police say they don’t have any suspect description, so they’re asking for the public’s help to locate the shooter. 

What you can do:

Anyone with information or may have seen anything is asked to contact HPD or Crime Stoppers Houston.