Overview
- A vehicle carrying a mother and her five children was struck by gunfire late Saturday night on the 11800 block of Grant Road in Cypress, and a 5-year-old girl was flown to Memorial Hermann Hospital and pronounced dead.
- The mother, Monica Hicks, told reporters her car was shot at least five times and she described an older white four-door Ford as the approaching vehicle.
- Two other children in the car suffered cuts from shattered glass and the family members witnessed the trauma of their sister being hit.
- Harris County investigators initially called the case a possible road-rage shooting and said automated license-plate reader technology helped produce a lead that led to an arrest reported by the sheriff’s office.
- Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office at 713-221-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS, with a reward of up to $5,000 for tips that lead to an arrest.