Overview
- The shooting near West Fuqua on the Beltway 8 feeder left a man dead after a traffic crash led to gunfire, according to Houston police.
- Investigators say a red truck struck a white truck while turning onto the feeder, and the man from the white truck got out and fired at least twice into the red truck.
- HPD says the alleged shooter called 911, was taken to a hospital, and is expected to face criminal charges.
- Officers closed multiple lanes near S. Sam Houston Parkway as they processed the scene and warned drivers to avoid the area.
- In a separate southeast Houston case under investigation, a man was hospitalized after a verbal dispute on the Gulf Freeway turned into a shooting, reflecting local worries about confrontations on busy roads.