Man killed, woman injured driving on 288 near MacGregor after coming home from nightclub

Sunday, April 3, 2022
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man was fatally shot and a woman is injured after driving home from a nightclub on Highway 288 on Saturday night, according to Officer Ignacio Izaguirre with the Houston Police Department.

At about 8:40 p.m., the man and woman were driving a BMW, following friends in a red Corvette when another vehicle shot into the BMW numerous times, police say.
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The 27-year-old man was shot in the head and pronounced dead on the scene, police say.

The woman was struck in her arm by what she thought was a bullet but was actually glass fragments from the windshield, said police.

The driver and the passenger of BMW did not know each other, according to police.
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The driver of the Corvette did not witness the shooting. They later learned about the incident after turning around.

Police have not found a motive. Officials have not confirmed if this stemmed from the nightclub or possible road rage.
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