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Teen dies after being shot while pumping gas near Katy

Deputies are searching for several men who were seen leaving the scene in a dark color pickup truck.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Deputies are trying to figure out who shot and killed an 18-year-old at a gas station near Katy.

According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the teen was at a pump getting gas when a group of "unknown males" pulled up and started shooting.

The sheriff said the group took off in a dark-colored pickup truck.

According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office another person, who was with the 18-year-old, drove the victim to a nearby hospital. 

The sheriff says the teen was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Credit: Google Earth
Google Earth shows the location of the gas station

Crime scene investigators and detectives from the sheriff's office are at the scene. The gas station where the shooting happened is in the 4900 block of Greenhouse Road. 

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