Man hospitalized from being shot in the back outside SW Houston hookah lounge, HPD says
Sunday, July 16, 2023
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston police are investigating a shooting outside a hookah lounge that left a man hospitalized early Sunday.
According to the Houston Police Department, the incident happened at the Vegas Hookah Lounge on the Southwest Freeway, outside the Beltway, at about 2:30 a.m.
It was learned a group of women got into a fight with a waitress that spilled over into the business's parking lot, according to officials.
That's when a man shot another in the back.
HPD said the shooting victim is in critical condition and is still investigating what exactly transpired.
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