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Driver Arrested After Shotgun Road-Rage Shooting That Wounded Woman in Northwest Harris County

Investigators say the confrontation began after a horn honk on FM-529 near Glen Chase.

Overview

  • Deputies identified the suspected shooter as Franklin Sael Alvarado, 33, who was booked into the Harris County Jail.
  • Authorities say both vehicles stopped after a horn honk, the suspect got out with a shotgun, and he fired as the other car tried to drive away.
  • The female passenger was hit in the back of the head by a projectile and was hospitalized in fair condition with a non-life-threatening wound.
  • Alvarado was arrested a short distance from the scene and faces one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of third-degree deadly conduct.
  • The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the road-rage shooting, and scene images show a pickup’s rear window shattered by gunfire.