Harris County shooting: Man, 21, killed after road rage incident at Freeport, Mascatine

A 21-year-old man who was shot while driving in east Harris County has died, officials say.

In an update Tuesday, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Angel Muniz-Acosta succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

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On Sunday afternoon, Muniz-Acosta was shot in his car near Freeport Street and the 13800 block of Muscatine Street, a few blocks north of the I-10 East Freeway.

The sheriff says the shooting possibly stemmed from a road rage incident.

According to Sheriff Gonzalez, Muniz-Acosta was driving in a white pick-up truck with his girlfriend when someone in a light-colored sedan fired into the truck and shot him

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The suspect's car then left the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit at 713-274-9100 or Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713-222-TIPS.

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