HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is at the scene of a deadly shooting in the eastern part of the county Tuesday night.
The sheriff’s office said it happened in the 1400 block of Oakengates Drive, near the intersection of Sterling Green Blvd. in the Channelview area. This is in the Sterling Green subdivision.
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According to Sgt. Ben Beall with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit, deputies were called out around 5:50 p.m. on a reported shooting.
When they arrived, they received initial information that it was a drive-by shooting. However, through information given by witnesses they were able to determine it was actually an argument between the adult son of the homeowner and her boyfriend that escalated.
“Apparently after the argument, both of them produced handguns and shot at each other,” Beall said.
The son of the homeowner was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man was shot in the leg and was taken to a hospital and is going through surgery.
Beall says they are still in the initial stages of the investigation and are looking to interview more witnesses as well as see if any surveillance video captured the shooting.