Woman shot in arm along METRORail line in southeast Houston, police say

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An investigation is underway after a woman was shot along the METRORail in southeast Houston on Wednesday night.

Houston and METRO police departments responded to 5400 Griggs Road at the Palm Center Transit Station. The woman appeared to have been getting off the train and shooter may have been on a bike, according to investigators.

Broken glass could be seen where the conductor sits. Police said that's damage left from the shooting.

At some point, both the woman and the shooter were on the train together, according to police.

"It's unknown at this time if there's a motive, if it's a robbery, or if the suspect or the complainant knew one another," Josh Windham with Houston Police Department's Major Assaults Unit said.

The injured woman was taken to a hospital after being shot in the arm. Initial reports from police said she was in non-life-threatening condition, but in an update to Eyewitness News, we learned the woman is 27 years old and is in critical condition.

No arrests have been made. Police describe the suspect to be wearing all black and a red backpack with a white X on it. It is unclear if the suspect is a man or woman.

The station is temporarily shut down while police investigate.

This shooting marked the sixth violent incident on or near METRORail's line since October.

• A 28-year-old woman was attacked at the Palm Center Station on Oct. 29.

• On Nov. 15, a man was beaten with a baseball bat by a group of men at the light rail stop at Fulton and Cavalcade.

• Another deadly incident took place on Nov. 21 after a man was stabbed multiple times in the torso onboard a METRORail.

• A man was grazed during a fight on Dec. 7 with about 17 people on the bus at the time, according to police.

• On Dec. 17, a suspect was shot, and an officer was injured after a shooting inside a METRORail train.

HPD told us in the past, after some of these attacks or shootings happened, they appear to be "isolated incidents." But, six incidents in two months have some riders questioning that statement.

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