Pregnant teen shot twice in the stomach at SW Houston car wash

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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Pregnant teen shot twice in the stomach at car wash
Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in southwest Houston that put a pregnant woman in the hospital.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A pregnant teen is recovering in the hospital after she was shot at a southwest Houston gas station.

The drive-by shooting happened at the car wash in the 6500 block of Willowbend Boulevard at Maranatha.

Police say the teen, who is about three months pregnant, was walking with her boyfriend when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside began firing.

Investigators said the boyfriend fired back. His girlfriend was shot two times in the stomach and once in the elbow. Police say the pregnant teen is stable.

Officers do not have a description of the suspect and no arrest has been made.

A few witnesses at the scene are being questioned by police, and investigators say the teen's boyfriend is cooperating.

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