1 person shot after getting off METRO bus in South Side area

The Brief

  • One man was shot at least once in the head in the South Side area and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
  • Houston Police Lieutenant Larry Crowson says the man had been in an altercation with another man on the METRO bus before the shooting.
  • The shooting happened after the victim and the other man got off of the bus.

HOUSTON Houston police are at the scene of an alleged shooting near a METRO bus stop in the South Side area.

Shooting near METRO bus stop

What we know:

At this time, the Houston Police Department says they received a call around 1:40 p.m. about a person shot near the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Griggs Road.

According to HPD Lieutenant Larry Crowson, there was an altercation on the METRO bus between two males and both got off at the bus stop.

The two walked down the street when a third male showed up and shot the victim, who is said to be 25-years-old, at least once in the head. Both the suspect and other male ran from the scene towards a nearby apartment complex.

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