Man charged in connection to shooting outside gas station in north Harris Co.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - A man has been charged in connection to a shooting outside of a gas station in north Harris County on Monday, authorities say.
Patrick B. Allen, 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault and felon in possession of a weapon, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says. He has been booked into the Harris County Jail.
Deputies were searching Monday afternoon for a suspect that they said should be considered armed and dangerous after a man was shot near FM 1960 and Sugar Pine Drive.
Sheriff Gonzalez said authorities were advised of a male pointing a pistol at random motorists. That's when, Gonzalez said, the male suspect opened fire on a man sitting in a truck outside of a gas station.
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The wounded man, who was said to be 43 years old, was taken to the hospital and was last reported to be in critical but stable condition.
Authorities began a search for the suspect. The sheriff said Tuesday morning that Allen had been booked into the Harris County Jail.