HPD seeks 2 persons of interest after man on bike fatally shot during argument in East Downtown

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Police are searching for two persons of interest after a man riding a bicycle was shot and killed in Houston's East End on Tuesday night.

Houston police responded to a shooting in the 1300 block of Chartres Street just before 8 p.m. At the scene, officers found an unresponsive man with a gunshot wound.
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The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

ORIGINAL REPORT: Man shot and killed while riding bike on Chartres Street in East Downtown, Houston police say

In an update on Wednesday, police said a preliminary investigation indicated that the victim and an unknown suspect got into an argument that escalated to shots fired.

The suspect(s) fled in a 2015-2019 pearl white Cadillac CTS or ATS, HPD said.



HPD released two surveillance photos of two persons of interest wanted for questioning in connection to the deadly shooting.
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The first person of interest is described as a Hispanic man, believed to be in his 30s, with facial hair and arm tattoos.

The second person of interest is described as a Hispanic woman, also believed to be in her 30s, with brown hair and a medium build.

Officials had not yet identified the victim.

Anyone with information on the identities and/or whereabouts of the persons of interest is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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