Woman shot on Houston METRORail train, authorities investigating

HOUSTON - Authorities are investigating after a woman was shot on a METRORail train on Wednesday evening in Houston. 

Details are limited, but we're told the shooting occurred at the Palm Center Transit Center, located at 5450 Griggs Road.

METRORail officials said the victim, who is believed to be a woman, was shot in the arm while on the train. 

Authorities said preliminary information indicates that an unknown male suspect on a bicycle arrived at a train platform shortly before the shooting occurred. 

The suspect then left the location on a bicycle westbound toward Martin Luther King Boulevard. 

The woman was taken to the hospital and is said to be in surgery. 

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Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division at 713-308-8800, METRO PD at 713-224-COPS or speak anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.