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Suspect shoots, kills man during fight in front of store in north Houston: HPD

HOUSTON – A search is underway for a suspect accused of fatally shooting a man during a fight in front of a store in north Houston Sunday.

Houston Police Department units responded to reports of a shooting at 8021 N. Main St. around 11:20 p.m.

Arriving units located a man with a gunshot wound. Police said the victim was transported to the hospital by an ambulance, where he was pronounced dead.

According to investigators, surveillance video showed the victim and suspect getting into a fight outside of a corner store. The suspect then pulled a pistol and shot the victim in the chest, HPD said.

Police said the suspect, who was described by police as a man wearing a white t-shirt, fled the scene on a bicycle.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600 or speak anonymously with Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.


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