2 Houston teens shot: 1 dead, 1 injured in southwest shootings
HOUSTON - A 15-year-old boy is dead and another is in the hospital after two shootings in southwest Houston that authorities believe could possibly be related.
Police say the calls came in around the same time and around the same area on Tuesday night.
Authorities first responded to the 6300 block of Rogerdale Road, where a 15-year-old boy in a car had been shot in the back. He was taken to the hospital, where he is being treated.
Houston police investigate a shooting call on Rogerdale.
Police say he was in a car with some people who reported that they had been at a corner store, heard a pop and drove away for help for the teen who had been shot.
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Shortly after, police got a call from a hospital about another 15-year-old who had been brought in by private vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head. He did not survive his injuries.
According to HPD, the suspect is described as a Hispanic male between 15 to 17-years-old.
Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding both shootings, but believe they are related.
Anyone with information 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.