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Police in Houston, Texas are searching for the suspect who fatally shot a man in the head and left his body in the street.
Officers with the Houston Police Department discovered the victim in the 300 block of East Delz Drive, in north Houston, at around 10 p.m. on Wednesday night.
The victim was transported to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, the police department said on Twitter.
Shooting/Homicide: 300 E Delz. Male shot, transported to area hospital were pronounced deceased. #hounews CC8
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) February 11, 2021
KHOU11 reported that the man had been found in the street with a gunshot wound to the head.
The victim's identity has not been revealed but according to the station, he was in his forties.
According to KTRK, residents told police that the victim had been pulled out of a white Chevrolet pickup truck that stopped in the street.
They reportedly said someone in the passenger side of the vehicle had dragged the man's body out of the driver's side and left him in the street. The person then drove off in the pickup truck.
They went outside to see what had happened and found the victim had been shot. Houston police have been contacted for additional comment.
The incident was one of at least three shooting that officers responded to in Houston on Wednesday night.
Officers responded to a shooting in southeast Houston at around 10 p.m. On arrival, officers found a man shot dead in a vehicle in the 300 block of North Bryan Street.
According to KTRK, police said the victim and the driver had been near Anita Street and Scott Street when an altercation took place with someone who wasn't in the vehicle.
Police said the suspect opened fire and the driver tried to get away. The driver, who police said wasn't injured, stopped on North Bryan Street to get help.
Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff's Office responded to another shooting that took place in the 8100 block of Breezeway Street in northwest Houston shortly before midnight.
KTRK reported that three people approached a man and woman who were sitting in a vehicle. Deputies said an altercation took place and shots were fired.
Both the man and woman were shot.
Deputies found the woman lying in the street after being shot in the head. She was transported to hospital in a critical condition.
The man drove to a nearby gas station to get help and was also taken to hospital.
Anyone with information about the shootings should call Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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