HOUSTON – Houston police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect responsible for running over two people in a bar parking lot Monday. According to officers, one man has died and a woman was seriously injured in the incident.
It happened at El Buho Bar located at 11043 Fuqua St. around 2 a.m.
According to the Houston Police Department’s Vehicular Crimes Division, the driver of a black pickup truck accelerated and ran a man and woman over. The driver then fled the scene.
Police said the driver, who they described only as a Hispanic male, was possibly intoxicated and, according to witnesses, had caused a disturbance in the parking lot prior to the crash.
Police said the male victim, who was 32 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman, age 27, was transported to a nearby hospital with a broken leg. She is believed to be in stable condition at this time, officers said.
Investigators said there are cameras nearby, so they plan to look at surveillance video for more details.
Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact HPD or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).