HPD: 15-year-old female shot in face by teen she knows

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15-year-old critically injured in SW Houston shooting

FOX 26 Reporter Tiffany Justice has the latest on the investigation after a 15-year-old was critically injured in a shooting on Thursday afternoon.

Investigators with the Houston Police Department are now looking into a shooting in southwest Houston after a 15-year-old female was shot in the face and chest by someone the police says she knows. 

Police say the shooter is a female teen believed to be around the same age. 

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The shooting happened inside the apartment, police say, a baby was also inside during the time of the shooting but is uninjured. 

The victim was taken to Memorial Hermann in critical condition, and was undergoing surgery. 

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At this time, there is no indication as to what led up to the shooting. 

Officers say they are having slight difficulties because eyewitnesses are not talking. 

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