2 Killed In Shootout During Possible Drug Deal: Police

CHANNELVIEW, TX — Two men were killed during a shootout at a home in Channelview Wednesday morning, police said. The shootout happened at about 2:30 a.m. in the 16300 block of Pecan Street.

When investigators arrived at the scene, they found one man dead at the scene. Witnesses told police they’d heard the shooting and saw several men running from the home.

"There is evidence of drugs inside the home," Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.

While investigators were still at the scene, they were alerted to a motor vehicle-pedestrian accident in he 15200 block of Market Street a couple miles from the shooting.

(1) @HCSOTexas units are at a shooting scene at 16328 Pecan Street. The body of a deceased male was found inside a home and several males were seen running from the house. While at the scene, units learned of an auto-pedestrian crash nearby at 15200 Market Street #HouNews pic.twitter.com/mWq5c9bgNP
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) July 17, 2019

Gonzalez said when deputies arrived at the accident scene, they found a man in the street dead from a gunshot wound. Both of the victims were young Hispanic men in the late teens or early 20s, he said.

"It appears both [scenes] are related," Gonzalez said.

Investigators said they do not know if the man’s body was dumped in the street or if he fled the scene and died. A possible third victim showed up a nearby hospital.

Gonzalez said they are looking for a white Ford F-150 pickup that was seen fleeing the area.
The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Harris County Sheriff’s Office at 713-221-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477.

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