Officers: Armed robber blasts bullet into victim's leg in west Houston

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Monday, January 23, 2017
Officers: Armed robber blasts bullet into victim's leg
Investigators said an armed robber is at large in west Houston

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A violent robbery outside a west Houston apartment complex ends with a man being shot in the leg overnight.

Houston police said the shooting happened on Chetwood Drive near Dashwood a little before 1am.

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Officers rushed to the scene, and found the man with a gunshot wound to the leg.

He was taken to the hospital, but is expected to be okay.

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There is no word on any suspects or whether they used a getaway vehicle.

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