Houston crime: Young child shot in apparent drive-by in 7600 block of Bellfort Street and Lenora

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department is investigating a shooting after a young girl was injured in an apparent road rage incident on Sunday in SE Houston.

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The incident happened in the 7600 block of Bellfort Street near Lenora just after 7 p.m.

According to Detective Ryan Cook with HPD, a woman and her 10-year-old daughter, who was in the backseat, were at a traffic light at Bellfort and Telephone Road.

Witnesses told HPD the suspect reportedly got upset when the woman did not immediatley go when the light turned green. That is when he allegedly fired twice inside the car and hit the young child in the thigh, police said.

HPD said the suspect, who was driving a four-door black Lexus, sped off from the scene.

Cameras in the area picked up a license plate number, which police said they will use to identify the suspect, Cook said.

The 10-year-old was taken to the hospital where she is in stable condition, according to police.