Houston Police Search for Suspect in Courtyard Shooting

Authorities in Houston are looking for a 35-year-old man accused of shooting his girlfriend at an apartment complex on Stella Link Road in southwest Houston shortly before 9 p.m. on November 6. The 39-year-old woman was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition, police said. She is expected to recover.

Police said the woman had been visiting the man’s family and had spoken with him by phone. He came to pick her up, and they met in the complex courtyard. Officers said he shot her in the abdomen and leg, then pushed her to the ground and walked away.

The suspect’s family helped the woman before emergency crews arrived. Police later found his vehicle abandoned a few blocks from the complex, but he had not been located. Officers were patrolling the area, and police said there was no continuing threat to the public.

Police have not said what led to the shooting. They said the man and woman were in a dating relationship; officers did not know whether the two had argued before the encounter.