HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police said he shot his girlfriend at a friend's engagement party, investigators said.
It happened Sunday at around 3 a.m. at a private event hall in the 1300 block of Almeda Road.
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Police said the couple started arguing inside the venue and carried it out to the parking lot. That's when the boyfriend grabbed a gun from his car and shot his girlfriend in the leg, according to Houston police.
The man then drove off in his car, but police later found and arrested him.
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The woman might have a broken leg, but she is expected to survive, according to Cmdr. Jonathon Halliday with the Houston Police Department.
The man's identity wasn't released.