HOUSTON – Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a shooting in east Houston that left one person injured.
The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. on July 25 at the Friendly Food Mart #1 along the Eastex Freeway near Market Street, police said.
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Authorities said 29-year-old Damarian Blake was in the parking lot when he was approached by 28-year-old Terrance Lane.
Lane headbutted Blake and punched him in the face, at which point Blake pulled out a gun and fired at Lane, authorities said. Lane was hit in the chest, arm and abdomen, police said.
Officers said Lane was transported to a hospital in stable condition. Blake -- described as a slim Black man who was wearing a red sweatband on his head, a red T-shirt, blue jeans and white and red shoes – fled the scene.
Blake is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Anyone with information on Blake’s whereabouts is urged to contact the HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.