Police investigating deadly late-night shooting in West Houston
HOUSTON - The Houston Police Department is investigating late-night shooting that left one man dead on Wednesday.
The shooting occurred on the 8700 block of Richmond Avenue around 10:45 p.m.
Officers on the scene reported that the victim, Deaundra Charles Pipkins, 23, was shot at least one time while he sat on the passenger side of a vehicle traveling eastbound.
Police said the suspect’s vehicle was driving eastbound on Richmond Avenue and turned southbound on Dunvale Road to flee the scene.
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Authorities said Pipkins was taken to West Houston Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect, described as a heavy-set Black male with dreadlocks, was last seen in a newer model, white Mercedes Benz with dark tinted windows.
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Anyone with information on this case or on the identity of the wanted suspect is asked to call HPD Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-8477.