On Monday, police said they're searching for Carl Douglas Green in connection to a shooting that injured six people. The 32-year-old is facing three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after being seen on video with the alleged shooter.
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On June 11, six people were shot in the parking lot of Tabú Restaurant and Lounge on the corner of Richmond and Fountain View at about 2:20 a.m., according to police.
Charging documents detail what happened, saying an argument over money led to the shooting, but documents did not indicate Green discharged a weapon.
Police say the five male victims, 29, 27, 27, 30, and 32, and a 28-year-old woman are recovering from their injuries and are OK. Another man, 27, is OK after being hurt in his arm from broken glass.
Eyewitness News spoke with one of the victims after he was released from the hospital on Sunday.
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Levi Harvey said he wasn't sure he was going to make it home alive that night. He was shot three times and ran from the parking lot while losing blood and becoming short of breath, trying to escape the chaos.
"That gunfire rang out for so long that I was able to hit the ground while it was going and get up. My first reaction was to find a car to jump behind in order to keep from getting hit," Harvey said. "My breath had gotten so short, at that point, I thought I was going to die."
He said he was hit as he walked out of the door of the bar and did not have anything to do with the fight. Charging documents identified Harvey as a club promoter who frequently worked with Tabu.
"It is not OK for us to just be out and be hit by gunfire that has absolutely nothing to do with us," Harvey said.
Harvey has a bullet still lodged in his spine after being shot in the leg and his torso, hitting several of his organs.
"Things as simple as walking is a task for me. Twisting, turning, and bending are things that are hard for me to do now. I am just grateful to be alive," he said.
A man who goes by "Cabo" is now named a person of interest by the Houston Police Department. Charging documents say Cabo confronted one of the victims about owing him money.
That victim said when he later left the bar, he saw Cabo and several others in the parking lot pull out guns and start shooting.
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A surveillance video released by HPD on Monday shows Cabo and Carl Douglas Green together.
Charging documents said Green was "seen acting in concert with the shooter" but did not mention that he fired his weapon.
Police are looking for a total of four suspects, including Cabo and Green. Authorities need help identifying Cabo, and they are actively looking for Green.
Since the shooting, the City of Houston filed a lawsuit against a group of people associated with the bar, shutting the facility down.
PHCG Investments, the landowners who are associated with the Pappas Group, are also being sued as part of the case.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and individuals affected by the incident that happened on June 11th. We are grateful for the dedication of the work from the Houston Police Department on this case," they told Eyewitness News in a statement.
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Houston police responded to an unrelated shooting at the same address, which was then under the name "Parma Pizza," back in February when a woman was hit in the mouth by a stray bullet. It is unclear if Tabú was under the same management at the time.
As things have unfolded since the June 11 shooting, Eyewitness News has learned that Tabú was missing several licenses it needed to be able to legally operate, including a permit to sell alcohol with the state.
TABC said they were contacted by law enforcement shortly after the shooting and launched an investigation.
A spokesperson told ABC13 that when a business does not have a valid alcohol permit, they are not able to purchase alcohol legally. In many cases, TABC sees businesses buy it from other retailers, which is a code violation.
When a business has had their license canceled or suspended as part of an enforcement investigation, TABC said they will verify that they are not operating.
The license for the location expired in January and was under the previous business name, Parma Pizza. There had not been any previous violations with TABC, according to a spokesperson.
Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division at 713-308-8800 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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