Overview
- Police say a man was shot around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 3400 block of Denver Street in East Downtown and later died at a hospital.
- A man approached officers at the EaDo scene and surrendered, telling investigators the shooting followed an argument and asserting self-defense, according to Lt. Larry Crowson.
- Homicide detectives are interviewing the surrendered shooter and witnesses before presenting the case to the Harris County District Attorney for charging consideration or possible grand jury referral.
- Around 1 a.m. Thursday, officers found shell casings at a west Houston gas station near Sam Houston Parkway and Bellaire Boulevard and a vehicle crashed into a pole nearby; the driver had a gunshot wound to the neck and is in critical condition.
- In a separate 1 a.m. incident near Bellfort Avenue and Jutland Road, a man driving northbound was shot in the stomach by unknown suspects and remains in critical condition, and HPD urges tips at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.