BREAKING 2 brothers and uncle shot after trying to stop fight between gunman and girlfriend in SE Houston, HPD says
Police are searching for an armed suspect they say got away after shooting three men in southeast Houston.
Houston police described a dangerous scene with bullets flying through a busy parking lot at an apartment complex at 5017 Mallow Street. Investigators said it all started around 10 p.m. Wednesday when the three men saw the suspect start arguing with his girlfriend. The suspect reportedly hit his girlfriend, and the victims tried to break up the fight.Video from the scene shows the three victims -- ages 17, 24, and 55 -- being loaded into ambulances. One was shot in the stomach, one was shot in the arm, and one was shot in the hand, according to HPD."There were two brothers and an uncle.
Investigators said there were children in the apartment complex's courtyard, but thankfully, none of them were hurt.The area where the shooting happened has some of the highest crime rates in Houston., more than 1,700 assaults have been reported in the Sunnyside area in the past 12 months.
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