TOMBALL, Texas (KTRK) -- A victim in his late teens was shot after agreeing to meet an unknown party for a narcotics transaction in Tomball on Monday afternoon, deputies say.
At about 1:32 p.m., a neighbor called deputies with the Harris County Sheriff's Office who responded to the shooting near 29828 Kingbird Drive.
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Upon arrival, HCSO met Tomball PD and Rural Northwest EMS who had the young man with a gunshot wound to the head. He is expected to be OK.
The teenager was meeting someone near a water treatment plant before shots were fired at the intersection of Quaking Aspen Drive and Kingbird Drive, deputies say.
The victim ran to a friend's house nearby where they called the authorities.
Investigators believe the victim was being robbed by the person he was meeting, who fled the scene with two other suspects.
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At least six shell casings were found at the scene. Investigators say both parties exchanged gunfire and a weapon has been found.
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