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Juvenile Shot Near Discovery Green After Downtown Fight

Police are searching for the shooter and reviewing nearby surveillance footage to identify a suspect.

Overview

  • A juvenile who was not part of the fight was struck in the armpit just before 10 p.m. Friday and was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
  • Investigators say a fight among adult men at Leeland and Austin in downtown Houston escalated and one person fired multiple shots as the crowd scattered.
  • Undercover Houston police officers were in the area at the time of the gunfire and SWAT investigators have been notified as part of the criminal probe.
  • Police estimated about 100 juveniles were in the area but said the gathering is not being treated as a takeover and that the shooting appears to be an isolated incident.
  • The department has no public suspect description and is collecting surveillance video from nearby cameras as officials weigh this incident against several recent disorder reports near Discovery Green.