A minor crash on Houston’s Southwest Freeway led to a deadly carjacking and the suspect’s escape in an Audi, police stated.
HOUSTON — A minor site visitors crash escalated to a lethal carjacking Thursday night close to the Southwest Freeway, leaving one individual useless and a suspect on the run, in keeping with the Houston Police Division.
The incident started round 6:30 p.m. at Southwest Freeway and Wilcrest Drive when a Dodge Charger and Toyota sedan have been concerned in a minor collision. After the crash, the driving force of the Dodge Charger bought out of his automobile and tried to carjack a pink sedan, police stated.
Throughout the carjacking try, the suspect fired a number of photographs into the pink automobile, police stated. The motive force of the pink automotive managed to drive away however crashed across the nook from the unique incident. That driver was transported by ambulance to a hospital, the place they later died from their accidents.
The suspect wasn’t completed. After the deadly taking pictures, he carjacked somebody driving an Audi, police stated. Nonetheless, the Audi driver was capable of escape with out harm, and the suspect fled the scene in that automobile.
Police had a restricted description of the suspect, and hoped to share further data quickly. The Houston Police Division is dealing with the investigation.
The investigation stays ongoing as authorities seek for the suspect. Anybody with data on this case is urged to contact the HPD Murder Division at 713-308-3600 or converse anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
