Harris County Pct. 1 deputies responded to the 12600 block of Pelican Bay Drive around 5 a.m. Monday in response to multiple calls of shots fired, Constable Alan Rosen said.
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Deputies learned that a physical altercation stemming from domestic violence had broken out between a man and his ex-girlfriend a few blocks away at a home in the 12100 block of Mountain Daisy Road.
Investigators said the woman had recently broken up with the man.
During the disturbance, the woman reportedly got into her car and tried to drive away. That's when the ex-boyfriend tried to drag the woman out of her car, Sgt. Jason Brown with Harris County Sheriff's Office said. Investigators believe that at some point, the ex-boyfriend was hanging onto the woman's car as she attempted to flee.
The woman's 15-year-old and 27-year-old sons witnessed the domestic dispute and tried to intervene, Brown said. The ex-boyfriend reportedly tried to attack the sons as well.
That's when the 27-year-old son pulled out a firearm and shot at the man several times, striking him at least once, Brown said. He was wounded and fled the scene on foot.
Deputies found him nearby in the 12600 block of Wild Strawberry Road after a resident called police and reported a man with a possible gun shot wound to the leg was knocking at their back door.
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The neighbor who found the man shot spoke only with ABC13 about what happened.
"I called the police. I called police and let them know there was a shooting and there was blood tracks, and that's when I noticed there was blood tracks leading to my fence. So, we're assuming he was jumping fences. We did go outside to verify -- in the backyard -- to see if anyone was there, but we didn't see anything. It was pitch dark, black," the neighbor recalled. "And then we came back outside, and that's when we started hearing banging in the back. That's when we went to go search again in the back and that's when we saw him. I guess he crawled from wherever he was at to the door step."
The ex-boyfriend was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Deputies said the woman and her two sons were cooperating with investigators.
Brown said the 27-year-old will likely not be charged in the shooting, but the Harris County District Attorney's Office will review the investigation and make the final decision.
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