3 persons of interest detained in connection to 17-year-old boy killed in N. Houston, HPD says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Police Department has detained three persons of interest in connection to a shooting where a 17-year-old Aldine ISD student was shot and killed outside a McDonald's in north Houston on Thursday.

The Houston Police Department confirmed the deadly shooting happened on 185 West Road near the North Freeway just after 3 p.m.

Dustin Garza and his sister couldn't believe what they saw. Expecting a fight, they saw a teen shot to death right in front of them.

"We were just in line at McDonald's," Garza said. "He didn't deserve to get shot."

Cell phone video captured the shooting. Afterward, the suspect's truck, described as a late model red Dodge Ram 1500, took off, appearing to run over the victim.

"You never know when it's going to be your last day. That's the scary part," Garza said.

According to HPD, it was the culmination of two days of confrontations that started at a soccer game on Wednesday night. The two groups of teens are believed to be all students at Aldine High School, police said.

On Wednesday night, one group flashed a gun at the other, HPD said. Thursday after school, they were across the street at neighboring fast food restaurants when the video shows the victim and his friends approach the shooter's truck as it sat in the drive-thru line at McDonald's waiting on an order. The victim reaches in the truck, the video shows, and was shot.

HPD confirmed the 17-year-old victim died at the scene. His name has not been released.

By 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, HPD had three persons of interest detained after they stopped a car related to the shooter's truck at Tidwell and N. Wayside in northeast Houston.

Earlier, grieving family members and Aldine ISD administrators responded to the scene of the deadly shooting.

Aldine ISD sent the following statement.

"Aldine ISD has become aware of a shooting that took place off campus after school. During this incident, an Aldine student was fatally injured. The safety and security of Aldine ISD's students and staff will always be our top priority. As such, an investigation is underway."