HOUSTON – A woman is now dead after she was reportedly shot multiple times on Houston’s south side in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
According to Houston police, the woman, believed to be in her 20s, was killed in a field in the 10160 block of Ashville Drive near Corksie in the Sunnyside community.
HPD said officers responded to reports of shots detected by their ShotSpotter device around 4:25 a.m.
When they arrived at the area of the shots, they located the woman’s body with multiple gunshot wounds.
“Even with the technology, I’m pretty shocked that these officers were able to find her. They combed through some pretty thick bushes and trees to get to her to find her, and they did an amazing job tonight,” HPD Lt. Horelica said.
Medics performed life-saving measures, however, the woman was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have not released any information on a possible suspect.
Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact HPD’s Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.