Investigators said the teen was with some friends in an apartment complex parking lot at 15100 Vickery near the North Beltway, when someone drove by and opened fire.
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Police said the teen was hit in the abdomen, but believe the bullet did not hit any vital organs.
Paramedics took the teen to a hospital for treatment, where he is currently stable. Police have not released a description of the suspect or the vehicle involved in the shooting.
The scene at Vickery is the third shooting involving children in the past three days.
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On Saturday night, a 4-year-old girl was shot and hurt in a drive-by shooting off Moss Rose in Houston's East End.
On Sunday, a 1-year-old child was shot and injured in a drive-by shooting on Renwick in southwest Houston.
Both children injured over the weekend are also expected to survive.