HOUSTON – A suspect was shot Tuesday during an attempted carjacking in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
The incident was reported around 5:30 p.m. in the 8300 block of Park Place.
Officers said a 21-year-old man was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by another man who started a fight.
During the fight, officers said the 21-year-old man fired several shots, striking the carjacking suspect.
The 21-year-old man exited his vehicle and called 911. Officers said the injured carjacking suspect then got into the shooter’s vehicle and tried to flee the scene, but crashed into a ditch a few blocks away.
The carjacking suspect was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The 21-year-old man was not injured in the incident.
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office was consulted and the case will be reviewed by a Harris County grand jury.
Anyone with additional information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS