HOUSTON – A 19-year-old has been arrested in the shooting of a teen on Saturday, the Houston Police Department said.
Qualen Marqual Ward is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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The shooting happened in a parking lot in the 3000 block of Collingsworth Street around 6:15 p.m.
According to HPD, the victim and Ward were having a verbal altercation when Ward shot the victim, then fled the scene.
The victim, 18, was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.
Officers later learned of Ward’s whereabouts and said they arrested him without further incident. He was subsequently taken to jail and charged for his alleged role in the incident.