Wednesday shooting in SE Houston referred to Harris County grand jury

HOUSTON - A shooting in Southeast Houston has been referred to a Harris County grand jury. 

According to the Houston Police Department, the shooting occurred Wednesday on the 11000 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard around 7:15 p.m. 

Police said Abdul McDavid approached a group of three men standing outside a convenience store and began arguing with one of the men. 

That’s when, police said, he pushed an 83-year-old man against a glass window of the store. 

The 83-year-old man, who police said is disabled, pulled a gun and asked McDavid to back away from him. 

The report stated McDavid yelled at the man to shoot him then ran toward him. 

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Police said that’s when the 83-year-old man shot McDavid one time in the chest. 

McDavid was taken to the hospital by authorities.