HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Police Department is investigating a murder-attempted suicide that shut down I-45 southbound for hours on Saturday.
Officers received a call at about 4 p.m. about an accident on the 5500 block of the Gulf Freeway near Telephone Road.
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Upon arrival, officers said they noticed two people, a man and a woman, both with gunshot wounds to the head, in a car on the shoulder of I-45, HPD said.
The woman in the passenger seat was pronounced dead on the scene.
The man, the suspected shooter, was taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to police.
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Police also noted that a gun was found on the floorboard of the driver's side.
At this time, it is unknown of the relationship between the man and the victim, police said.