HOUSTON — Four people were shot while waiting for food at a food truck park near the Galleria area Wednesday night, according to the Houston Police Department.
This happened just after 10 p.m. at the Galleria Food Truck Park near the intersection of Chimney Rock and Westheimer.
Houston police said the shooter was in the rear passenger seat of a dark-colored, four-door sedan. The shooter shot four men who were waiting in line to get food at the Taco Fuego food truck.
"I saw the gun pulled out," a witness said. "I had to run."
The shooter got away, but police said they do have surveillance video and plenty of witnesses to help track them down.
Dawahn Landry said two of the victims shot are his brothers. He said both were taken to the hospital and needed surgeries.
“He got hit in one leg and the ankle," Landry described of one of his brother's injuries. "He said he looked to the side. That’s when he saw the other brother was on the ground."
Landry believes his brothers were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
“I talked to him. He said they weren’t even here for 10 minutes. You can’t even get your food in 10 minutes out here,” Landry said.
The other two victims were also taken to nearby hospitals.
The Galleria Food Truck Park has about a dozen trucks, but safety in numbers is not guaranteed. The Houston Food Truck Association president said crime has gotten so bad that some owners have put up warning notices.
"Are these individuals armed with guns? Yes. I have seen it on numerous occasions," he said. "The food truck owner will literally put a warning on there. If you try to do that here you're gonna be met with resistance."
Police are asking for any witnesses to come forward. If you know something that might help, you can call HPD or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477.