Authorities in Houston are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a teenage girl in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
According to Lt. J.P. Horelica of the Houston Police Department, law enforcement received a distress call at approximately 3 a.m. regarding an incident in the Aldine area on Gulf Bank Road. Upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered a car obstructing the road and an unidentified 16-year-old girl who had tragically been shot and killed while seated in the front passenger seat.
Lt. Horelica confirmed that there were three young men in the car with the young woman when she was shot. The details of how she was shot remain unclear.
“They were slightly older, but still young adults,” he explained.
Two men fled the scene before the arrival of the police, while the other two individuals remained at the location.
At present, there is no further information available regarding the incident, but authorities are actively investigating the matter.