Police searching for suspect after man shot and killed outside gas station in NW Houston, HPD says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The search is on for a suspect accused of shooting and killing a man outside a northwest Houston gas station overnight, according to police.

Houston Police Department officers said they responded to the shooting at a Texaco located on the 5700 block of Gessner Road near Hardison Lane just after 8 p.m. on Monday.

"When they arrived, what they found was two males were either in an altercation or having a conversation in the parking lot when one of them started firing at the other one," HPD Lt. J.P. Horelica said.

The man who was shot died at the scene, the lieutenant added.

Police said they're now looking for a suspect in his 20s with dreadlocks who took off in a red Chevrolet Malibu.

HPD asks anyone with information on this case to call them at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.