Man Riding a Bike in Third Ward Is Shot Five Times and Killed on Callie Street
Houston police say a 40-year-old man riding his bike in Third Ward was shot five times late Friday night by two men in hoodies who fled the scene; he died at a hospital, and investigators are looking for witnesses and video.
HOUSTON - A man riding a bicycle through Third Ward late Friday night was shot five times and killed, Houston police said. The shooting happened around 11:40 p.m. on Callie Street, FOX 26 Houston reported from the police account.
Police said the victim, a 40-year-old man, was riding his bike when two men wearing hoodies started shooting at him. He was shot a total of five times - once in the head, twice in the torso, once in the groin and once in the leg, officers said. Houston Fire Department crews took him to an area hospital, where he later died.
The suspects fled the scene after the shooting, and officers said a motive was unknown at this time. Houston police Lt. Pulido said investigators were speaking with witnesses who saw and heard the shooting and looking into possible video footage of it.
The victim's identity has not been released. Police have announced no arrests and no suspect descriptions beyond the two men in hoodies in the account reported by FOX 26, and this story will be updated when HPD releases more.
