Houston police investigating after 3 teens hospitalized in drive-by shooting in Denver Harbor

Monday, April 28, 2025
Houston police investigating after 3 teens hospitalized after drive-by shooting in Denver Harbor
This was one of at least seven shootings overnight in the Houston area. In those seven shootings, three people died, and seven people were injured.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Three teenagers were hospitalized after a drive-by shooting in east Houston on Monday, according to police.

The Houston Police Department said the shooting happened south of I-10 in the Denver Harbor area on Tuck Street at about 1:30 a.m.

The three teenagers, ages 17, 15, and 14 years old, were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds.

"I seen him on the ground right there. I ran and tried to pick him up," the older brother of the two male victims said. "I had my brother in my arms, and I was going crazy. I couldn't stay there. I thought my brother was going to die."

Captain Jonathan French said all three of the victims are in critical condition, but stable.

Investigators have not identified a motive.

This was one of at least seven shootings overnight in the Houston area on Sunday. In those seven shootings, three people died, and 10 people were injured.

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