Crime & Safety

Houston PD Seeks Information In Monday Deadly Shooting (Photos)

Two males on bicycles tried to break into car and, after a struggle with woman, allegedly shot her dead. Police looking for tips.

HOUSTON, TX — Houston police seek the public's help in identifying two suspects wanted in the deadly shooting of a woman around 11:35 Monday morning (Feb. 5). The suspects are described only as two black males on bicycles.

The identity of the victim, 31, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

According to HPD Homicide Division Sergeants T. Simmons and K. Meek, the woman was a back seat passenger in a vehicle with her boyfriend and his uncle, who stopped at a convenience store at at 11249 Bissonnet in Southwest Houston. After the men entered the store, the two male suspects rode up on BMX-style bicycles and attempted to get into the vehicle. As the victim struggled with both suspects, she was shot.

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The suspects then fled the scene. The victim was transported by Houston Fire Department paramedics to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Anyone with information on the identities of the wanted suspects or this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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Photos via Houston Police Department

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