Houston shooting: 2 brothers, uncle injured on Mallow St.; search for suspect

HOUSTON - Police are searching for the gunman after three family members were shot in southeast Houston.

The shooting was reported around 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 5000 block of Mallow Street.

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According to police, a man had seen the suspect assaulting his girlfriend in the courtyard and tried to intervene.

The Houston Police Department investigates a shooting on Mallow Street.

The incident led into the parking lot. Police say the suspect went to his vehicle, grabbed a gun and started shooting at the man who had tried to stop the assault and his two family members.

According to police, two brothers and an uncle – ages 17, 24, and 55 – were transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds and are expected to survive.

The search continues for suspect, who reportedly left in a maroon SUV. The weapon was not recovered at the scene. 

HPD’s Major Assaults Division is investigating.