The 22-year-old victim is in critical condition after the shooting Monday morning in northeast Houston.
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The shooting happened along Quitman Street near the Eastex Freeway around 3:30 a.m.
A spokeswoman with METRO tells ABC13 the driver stopped at a Shell gas station to grab a drink and use the restroom.
Police say the clerk and another person inside the store then heard a gunshot. They went outside and the driver walked up, saying he'd been shot.
That's when the driver collapsed near the front door of the store.
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The driver was shot in the upper torso. He was taken to the hospital, where he underwent surgery.
We're told the victim is a contractor with First Transit.
During a joint news conference, Houston police and Harris County Sheriff's Office said the shooting was part of a crime spree that they believe was committed by Jose Gilberto Rodriguez.
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