HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man was shot to death Thursday outside his southeast Houston apartment after meeting someone, police said.
It happened before 8 p.m. in the 10900 block of Gulf Freeway.
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The victim was shot in the chest and tried to run away after struggling with the shooter, according to Houston police. Investigators were looking for the suspect who was driving a dark colored Chevrolet Impala.
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The death marks the 32nd homicide in Houston so far this month.
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More than 400 people were murdered in the city of Houston in 2020, a spike of at least 42% compared to 2019 and 100 more than the violence of 2015 and 2016, when the city experienced 300 murders.
Murders have happened across the city, according to a recent ABC13 analysis that shows no area is immune from crime.