HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A young child and a woman were sent to the hospital Saturday night after a drive-by shooting in a southeast Houston neighborhood.
The Major Assaults Unit of the Houston Police Department confirmed a shooting investigation in the 6900 block of Moss Rose Street, which is located not too far from the Gulf Freeway-South 610 Loop interchange.
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Police received a call of the shooting at 8:20 p.m. The victims were all out on a porch when the shooting happened.
Police said the child, who may be as young as 4 years old, was hit in the leg.
Investigators also say a third person, a man, was grazed by a bullet and will be OK. The man thinks he knows who fired off the four to six shots, according to police.
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Police said the incident is most likely gang related. The suspect vehicle was described only as a black Nissan.
Eyewitness News reporter Roxie Bustamante has gathered information in the incident. Follow Roxie on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.