Boy, 16, charged in shooting of 13-year-old outside SW Houston store, HPD says

HOUSTON – A 16-year-old boy was identified as the gunman who shot a 13-year-old multiple times outside of a grocery store in southwest Houston Tuesday afternoon, according to Houston police.

The shooting happened in the 7500 block of Bissonnet around 4:20 p.m.

Police said the 13-year-old was sitting inside a vehicle in the store parking lot when the older boy pulled up in another vehicle and opened fire. The victim was struck at least three times.

As the victim and his driver fled the scene, their vehicle struck a 14-year-old girl. The girl was taken to a nearby hospital and was said to be in stable condition with a broken leg, police said. The gunshot victim was also taken to the hospital in stable condition. He is expected to survive.

The suspects fled the scene in a newer model, four-door, grey SUV with dark-colored rims.

The teen suspect was taken into custody Wednesday after leading police on a short vehicle chase, officers said. He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and faces charges of felony evading arrest in a motor vehicle.

A 19-year-old man, Corey Watkins, was also taken into custody and charged with being a felon possession of a weapon and evading arrest.

No mugshot photos have been released.