Sketch released of suspect who shot woman in the face in southeast Houston

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Nearly a month after a 23-year-old woman was shot in the face in southeast Houston, police have released a sketched image of the suspect who may have followed her to a home.

The shooting happened at about 11 p.m. on Dec. 18, 2023, in the 6300 block of Thrush Drive.
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In a previous report, the victim's family said she was driving from Kroger off Telephone Road, near Bellfort Avenue, to a home on Thrush Drive to pick up her mother.

The family said the two had planned a sleepover because her mother was home alone.

Police said the women didn't realize they were being followed until they pulled into the driveway.

The family told ABC13 that the 23-year-old shouted out to warn her mother, who was walking up to the vehicle. One of the men shot her immediately after she shouted.
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Police said the wounded victim ran to a neighbor's home, who then called 911. When police arrived, the victim was taken to the hospital. She is expected to survive her injury.



Almost a month later, in an updated release, police shared an image of the possible suspect. Police described the suspect as a Black man between 25 and 30 years old. They said he had a thin build and small dreads or braids.

According to HPD, surveillance video shows the suspect's vehicle, believed to be an early-2000s Honda Civic.

Anyone with information on the suspect's whereabouts is urged to contact police at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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