Mom shot in the legs while in car with her family at traffic light near Acres Homes area, HPD says

Saturday, April 8, 2023
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston police say a mother was shot while in the car with her husband and small child in the Acres Homes area on Friday.

It happened at about 10:40 p.m. in the intersection of Wheatley and West Little York when officers reportedly heard the gunshots from a distance while investigating a nearby robbery.
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Officials said the family was stopped at a red light when they heard gunfire, with no idea where it came from.

HPD said a bullet went through their vehicle and struck the mother in the legs.

She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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No one else was hurt.

Authorities said they don't believe this was a targeted shooting and are looking for the gunman.

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