Man Takes Woman To Hotel, She Books, He Shoots Her: Police

HOUSTON, TX – There has got to be a country and western song to accompany the events that transpired outside the Pearl Inn Motel near Beltway 8 and West Bellfort Ave in southwest Houston early Monday morning.

According to police reports, a man stopped into the hotel to book a room at 4 a.m. The woman he was with, whom he'd just met, drove off while he was inside, police said.

Police said the man who was carrying a gun, saw the woman hurrying off in his pickup and ran outside. The man fired several shots at his pickup as it sped out of the parking lot.

At 11900 S Sam Houston Pkwy we are investigating an auto theft where a female is shot and another female injured from crash (both non-life threatening.) Male shooter is detained #hounews CC7
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) September 4, 2018

The woman, who was wounded in the leg in the shooting, drove about a block before police said she ran a red light and crashed into a Toyota sedan driven by a 63-year-old woman who was on her way into work.

The two women were taken to an area hospital in stable condition. The man was taken into custody and could face charges. Police have not said if the woman will be charged in this incident.

The shooting is under investigation by Houston Police.

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