Houston police are investigating after one man was killed in a shooting following an attempted robbery.
police are investigating after one man was killed in a shooting following an attempted robbery.
On Thursday around 5:30 a.m., officers were called to the 2800 block of Chimney Rock Road after receiving reports of a robbery. According to authorities, a man was in his car in the drive-thru of a Whataburger restaurant when two men drove up behind him. One of the suspects got out of their car and approached the man's car, attempting to rob him.The man got out of his car and left it behind as he ran away from the scene, police say.
Officials report both suspects left the scene after the first suspect got back in the car. Gunshots were heard by witnesses as the suspects fled, but there were no notices of someone being shot. Houston police officers say they found the car matching the suspect's car in the 5800 block of Val Verde Street. One of the men in the car was suffering from a gunshot wound.
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