HOUSTON – A man accused of assaulting his girlfriend and shooting two of her brothers and her uncle in southeast Houston earlier this week has since been arrested.
Justin Dion Reed, 27, is now charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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On Wednesday, around 10 p.m., Houston police responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex located in the 5000 block of Mallow Street.
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When police arrived, they located a man who was shot in the stomach, a man who was shot in his upper arm, and a man who was shot in the hand. All three victims, ages 17, 24 and 55, were transported by ambulance and are expected to survive.
According to HPD, the suspect was having an argument with his 29-year-old girlfriend in the courtyard when he began assaulting her. One of the men saw it and tried to intervene. The suspect then went to his car, grabbed a gun and began shooting at the victims.
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