Houston shooting: 2 men shot on N Braeswood Blvd during drug deal, police say
Photo from the scene (Source: Houston Police Department Twitter)
HOUSTON - A shooting that wounded two men in southwest Houston is believed to have stemmed from a drug deal, police say.
The shooting was reported around 9:15 p.m. in the parking lot of a business strip center in the 5300 block of N Braeswood Blvd.
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According to police, two men in a car had met up with two other men in the parking lot for a drug transaction, but at some point, shots were fired.
One of the men from the car was shot multiple times, and the other man drove him to an emergency room in the area.
Another man was shot in the shoulder and was taken to the hospital by ambulance from the scene.
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Police say a fourth man ran away, and they are still searching for him.
According to police, drugs and a handgun were found in the car at the emergency room.
Both of the wounded men are said to be in their 20s, and both are expected to survive.
HPD’s Major Assaults Division is investigating the shooting.