Screams heard when shots erupt in Northside neighborhood, leaving 1 dead, HPD says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A person died Wednesday afternoon after the Houston Police Department received a report of a shooting in a Northside neighborhood.

The HPD confirmed an investigation Wednesday afternoon in the 9800 block of Goldcrest Street, not far from the Hardy Toll Road.

Police haven’t offered a lot of information other than reporting the call slip for the shooting, which stated that gunshots were heard near a Family Dollar store.

Police added that a vehicle drove into a ditch, and screaming was heard.

Emergency responders rushed one person to Ben Taub Hospital, where the individual was pronounced dead, according to HPD.

Police haven’t said if an arrest was made or if they’re looking for someone.

The ABC13 Neighborhood Safety Tracker is reporting 949 assaults over the last 12 months in the designated area where Wednesday’s shooting unfolded. The York Plaza-Pembrook Place-Hawthorne Place designated area recorded 947 assaults in 2022, 1,100 in 2021, 1,098 in 2020, and 946 in 2019.

The area is home to 33,000 people

An ABC13 crew is pursuing facts on this developing story. Tune into Eyewitness News throughout the afternoon for live reports from the scene.

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