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Man killed, 2 hospitalized including pistol-whipped teen after shooting in SE Houston

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HOUSTON – A shooting in southeast Houston Wednesday evening left a man dead and two other people injured.

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The shooting occurred at Selinsky Road and Martin Luther King Blvd. and was reported to the Houston Police Department around 7:30 p.m. It’s unclear how or why everything went down, but authorities said they arrived to find a man dead at the scene and a 16-year-old with serious injuries consistent with being pistol-whipped.

The teen was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.

ADDITIONAL CRIME STORIES

The officers at the scene received reports that a white Nissan was seen leaving the area. While helping the victims, investigators received a call about the same vehicle in question being parked nearby.

When they investigated, they found an additional man with at least one gunshot wound. He was also taken to the hospital in critical condition.

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The incident was reported on X (formerly Twitter) by HPD:

This is an active report. We’ll provide updates when we have more information.


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Michael is a Kingwood native who loves visiting local restaurants and overreacting to Houston sports. He joined the KPRC 2 family in the spring of 2024. He earned his B.A. from Texas A&M University in 2022 and his M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2023.

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Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.

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