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POLICE: Texas City ISD high school student shot, killed in front of home

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Published  December 16, 2021 12:13pm CST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 26 Houston

POLICE: Texas City ISD high school student shot, killed in front of home

Officials say the teenager was a student at La Marque High School, who was found shot to death in the front yard.

TEXAS CITY, Texas - Officials are investigating a shooting overnight Thursday, where they say a teenage student was killed in front of a Texas City home. 

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Details are scarce, so it's unclear how the entire incident unfolded, but according to Texas City Police, authorities received a shooting call a little before 4 a.m. at a home in the 5100 block of Acorn Circle. 

That's where investigators say Abraham Zapata, 16, who we're told is a student at La Marque High School, was found by his brother in the front yard bleeding profusely. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. 

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We're told the shooters are still at large and are asking for help finding those responsible. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Texas City Police Department Criminal Investigations at (409)643-5720. Additionally, the Mainland Communities Crime Stoppers are offering a reward of UP TO $5,000 for information leading to the arrest or charges filed by calling (409) 945-8477 or going online at p3tips.com.