HOUSTON, TX. (THECOUNT) — An Uber driver was uninjured after one of a pair of passengers he was transporting in the Houston area opened fire inside his vehicle Friday.
The passenger produced a weapon and shot and killed another passenger Friday afternoon, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
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The Uber driver called 911 and drove away with the injured passenger. The victim was later pronounced dead, HCSO Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
It happened near FM 1960 & T C Jester Blvd in northwest Harris County.
HCSO deputies are on the scene trying to determine the cause of the shooting.
The current status of the shooter was not provided by officials, reports KHOU.
The identities of the involved parties were not provided by officials.
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