Crime & Safety

Woman Grazed In Head By Bullet During Argument At Houston Bar

Incident occurred early Friday morning; woman is recovering, police are searching for man and woman who fled scene.

HOUSTON, TX — A night of partying ended in violence at a lounge in southeast Houston early Friday morning, leaving a woman hospitalized.

Police officers responded to a call from OST Lounge, which is located in the 3300 block of Old Spanish Trail, and encountered a man and woman engaged in an argument there.

According to police officials, the man and woman were asked to leave the lounge and went outside to the parking lot, where someone produced a handgun and shot the woman. She was grazed in the head and transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital. Officials say she is expected to recover.

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Witnesses to the incident told police officers that a man and a woman in a silver Chrysler 300 could be involved in the shooting.

If you have any information about this crime, please call Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713-222-TIPS.

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