According to HPD, its North Belt Patrol officers responded to the 11700 block of Airline Drive near Goodson at 5:19 p.m. on Wednesday about the shooting.
The 16-year-old is stable at a hospital.
Police said a black sedan may have taken part in the shooting, citing initial reports. The vehicle took off northbound on Airline.
HPD didn't elaborate beyond a post on the department's social media, which showed multiple police vehicles stopped on a roadway and a shopping center off in the distance.
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