Overview
- A family argument reported to be about child custody began at a gas station in north Harris County and escalated into a confrontation between relatives.
- One man stole a pickup and chased the other vehicle, and both vehicles later crashed near Duran Canyon Lane with bystanders calling family to the scene.
- Three people were ejected from one car, including an infant, and all three were taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.
- Deputies found a male family member with a gunshot wound at the crash site and pronounced him dead, and investigators say the suspect fired and fled.
- The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has identified the alleged shooter but has not arrested him and is treating the case as one of several homicide scenes it is actively investigating in northwest Harris County.