An innocent bystander was shot twice after a fight among multiple groups spiraled into gunfire in southeast Houston, according to Houston police. Officers were dispatched to the 5400 block of Selinsky Road, where what started as an argument between a woman and her boyfriend escalated into a chaotic scene involving rammed vehicles, reinforcements, and ultimately a shootout between rival groups.
Police say the initial assault began for an unknown reason and involved only the woman and her boyfriend, according to Click2Houston. At some point, one vehicle owner left the scene and returned with additional people, and the assault on the woman continued once that group arrived, police told the outlet.
Investigators say the woman rammed vehicles at the scene amid the chaos, and the newly arrived group became involved in a shooting with another group present. It was during that exchange of gunfire that a bystander across the street was struck by two bullets, per the same report.
Victim Found Blocks From the Chaos
Officers located the wounded man about a couple hundred yards from the scene, according to the report. Police said the bystander was taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening, though a separate account from the scene offered a different detail about his condition…