HOUSTON — Houston police are investigating a shooting that took place just feet from a fire station in the downtown area early Wednesday.
The shooting happened before 4 a.m. in the 700 block of Hogan, north of downtown.
Officers arrived and found paramedics from Houston Fire Department Station 9 already working on the victim, who had gunshot wounds to the face and neck. Police tweeted the victim was in critical condition as he was taken to the hospital and later identified him as Jared Sublett, 31,
Shell casings could be seen on the ground in the middle of the road near the fire station.
Police later said the suspects were hanging out at a nearby bar before the shooting. They left but then returned with a third person after the bar closed
"A verbal altercation occurred between the suspects and Sublett during which he was shot," police stated. "The suspects, described only as three Hispanic males in their mid-30s, fled the scene in a white, newer model Toyota sedan."
Call HPD's assaults division at 713-308-8800 or Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS if you have any information that could help investigators.