A late-night rush to an urgent-care clinic off the Gulf Freeway ended with a young boy in a Houston hospital and police combing for answers, after what investigators say appears to be a negligent gunshot that left the child critically wounded.
What Houston Police Said
According to a social media post from the Houston Police Department, Eastside patrol officers were dispatched after a male child with a gunshot wound was brought to a nearby urgent-care clinic in the 8500 block of the Gulf Freeway. The boy was taken from there to a hospital in critical condition, where he is expected to survive, police said.
HPD stated that early indications point to a negligent discharge of a firearm and that detectives are actively investigating how the shooting unfolded. Investigators remained on scene Thursday night, working to piece together the circumstances around the gunfire.
Where This Happened
The shooting was reported near the 8500 block of the Gulf Freeway in southeast Houston, a stretch of road that has seen deadly violence before. In 2022, a separate fatal shooting was reported in the same block, according to the Houston Chronicle.
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