Man killed stepdad, injured mom after argument over car crash, HPD says
Man shot and killed stepdad, injured mom after argument over wrecked car.
HOUSTON - A man is in custody after shooting his stepfather to death and injuring his mom in what Houston police say was an argument over a car crash.
HPD reports the incident happened just after 8 p.m. on Monday in the 3000 Greenridge in west Houston. Patrol officers were dispatched to the scene on reports of a shooting.
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Officers found an adult male dead from a gunshot wound, and a woman with a gunshot wound to the arm. She was transported to a local hospital, where she is expected to survive.
According to the initial investigation, the family got into an argument over a car that was wrecked in an accident earlier in the evening. It's unclear who was driving or who the car belonged to.
The argument escalated into the deadly shooting.
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The shooter remained at the scene and has been detained.
HPD Homicide is handling the investigation.