Houston man shot at multiple times while sitting at red light

A Houston man is lucky to be alive after he was shot at multiple times while waiting at a red light early Wednesday morning.

Police say it happened at the intersection of Lockwood Drive and Shreveport Boulevard around 5 a.m.

Investigators say the victim was headed home from another location when a male in a brown sedan fired several shots at his vehicle. He was hit in the upper left shoulder.

The 43-year-old victim was able to drive home and called 9-1-1.

Houston Fire Department paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital, where he was treated and released.

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The suspect is described only as a black male. No word on the motive.

Anyone with information on the shooting is being asked to contact the HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 713 -222-TIPS.