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Man arrested in METRORail shooting, Houston police say

Markeith Jermaine Allison, 44, is charged with aggravated assault in the shooting incident on Wednesday.

HOUSTON — METRO police arrested a 44-year-old man Saturday night in connection with a shooting at a METRORail.

Markeith Jermaine Allison, 44, is charged with aggravated assault in the shooting incident on Wednesday. Police said he was arrested based on tips from surveillance photos.

Surveillance footage showed a possible suspect after a woman was shot Wednesday night by a man she was trying to hide from, according to METRO officials.

The 27-year-old woman was shot at the stop on Griggs Road and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

READ: Woman shot on METRORail was hiding from gunman, police say

METRO Police Chief Vera Bumpers said the woman who got on the train was looking for a safe space from the gunman, who she knew. Police said he eventually found her as the train was on a layover at the Palm Center Transit Center.

The gunman may have gotten away on a bicycle after the shooting, according to police.

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