Photos released of man accused of shooting woman along METRORail line in southeast Houston

Saturday, December 31, 2022
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Police have released surveillance photos of a man accused of shooting a woman along the METRORail in southeast Houston.

The video above is from the original report: Woman shot in arm along METRORail line in southeast Houston, police say
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Houston police describe the suspect as a Black man wearing all black and a red backpack with a white X.



Houston and METRO police departments responded to 5400 Griggs Road at the Palm Center Transit Station Wednesday night.

When police arrived, they found a 27-year-old woman with gunshot wounds.


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According to police, the woman appeared to have been getting off the train.

HPD said the shooter may have arrived at the train platform on a bike before the shooting happened.



At some point, police said the woman and the shooter were on the train together.

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The suspect reportedly biked toward Martin Luther King Boulevard, fleeing the scene.

Authorities said it's unknown if there was a motive, it was a robbery, or if they knew each other.



The injured woman was taken to a hospital after being shot in the arm and remains in critical condition.

Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division at 713-308-8800, METRO PD at 713-224-COPS, or speak anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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