A 9-year-old girl is in critical condition after a gunman opened fire on her family's car while they were driving to the grocery store near downtown Houston, authorities say.
A 9-year-old girl was in critical condition after a gunman opened fire on her family's car while they were driving to the grocery, authorities said Tuesday.
In a statement, the Houston Police Department said the shooting occurred on a freeway southwest of the city's downtown shortly after 9 p.m.. Inside their black SUV was a man, woman, the 9-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, the station reported.According to the police statement, a white GMC Denali truck cut the family off several times on the freeway. When the truck maneuvered behind the family's SUV, someone inside the truck shot at the SUV, striking the girl.
Surveillance video obtained by KPRC shows the family pulling over at a gas station and a woman running from the car and screaming.“We’re going to do everything we can to find these individuals,” Houston Police Lt. R. Willkens told KPRC. “Just another tragic incident that has occurred, and so prayers for this family and that little girl. She’s in surgery now. Praying that she does make it.”Tim Stelloh is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
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