HOUSTON – Houston Police said a man who died after being shot in southeast Houston Saturday was driven to Hobby Airport by his spouse who picked him up after he called her in distress.
Police said the shooting happened in the 10200 block of Telephone Road at around 6:30 p.m.
Officers arrived at the location, but didn’t see anyone had been shot there.
“They weren’t able to understand what was happening until we received a second phone call here at Hobby Airport.” said Caroleta Johnson, Commander of HPD’s South Central Patrol.
Units arrived at the airport and found Houston Fire Department working to give care to 18-year-old Miguel Angel Chavez. He was eventually pronounced dead.
Police said the man had called his spouse earlier and said that he was in distress and had some sort of dispute with unknown parties.
“He told her where to pick him up and when she drove to that location, she saw him limping, she was able to eventually get him in the vehicle, but not without incident because there was some shots being fired when she arrived at that location,” Johnson said.
She picked up the man and was able to get him away from the scene and drove to Hobby Airport where police said she received assistance from another family member who did CPR until Houston Fire arrived.
Johnson said they are unsure right now why the woman brought the man to Hobby Airport.
The case is still under investigation. Johnson said nothing about the shooting itself involved Hobby Airport.
“As far as we know, everything here at Hobby Airport is safe and secure,” she said.
Police said not much evidence is being found at this time at the scene on Telephone Road. They also said they do not have any descriptions of potential suspects and are unsure of what led up to the shooting.
They are working to try and find surveillance video which may offer some information on the shooting.