Houston shooting: Police seek suspect in deadly shooting of 14-year-old boy

Houston police are searching for a Hispanic man in connection with the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in northwest Houston on Saturday. It happened around 12:45 p.m. at 8800 Hammerly Boulevard. 

The suspect, captured in surveillance photos, was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue pants, black sandals, and carrying a black and white Nike backpack. HPD says he was seen running further into the Banyan Shores Apartment Homes with a female.

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The victim, whose identity is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, was found unresponsive with gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of a parked vehicle. Houston Fire Department paramedics declared him deceased at the scene.

HPD Homicide Division Detectives M. Barrow and J. Caten reported that the victim was last seen talking to a Hispanic female in the parking lot, followed by the unknown male suspect. 

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Anyone with information on the identity of the suspect or in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
 

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