A 15-year-old boy has died and an 18-year-old was wounded in a shooting in North Harris County, Texas. The two teenagers were both found suffering from gunshot wounds, and authorities later confirmed that the younger of the two did not survive. As of the latest update, no one is in custody in connection with the shooting.
The case first came to public attention through the local sheriff. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez posted about the shooting on social media before 11:30 on Monday night, alerting the community to the incident. That post was how news of the shooting initially surfaced before further details were released.
Deputies were called to a home in the area where the shooting took place. They responded to the 400 block of Remington Ridge Drive, a residential location off AirTex Drive near the I-45 North Freeway. The shooting itself occurred in the Remington Ranch neighborhood, not far from the Greens Point area.
When deputies arrived at the home, they found two young victims. Investigators say the two teenage boys were both suffering from gunshot wounds, one of them 15 years old and the other 18 years old. Both teens were rushed to the hospital in critical condition as authorities began working the scene.
The situation took a tragic turn in the hours that followed. About five hours after the initial reports, Sheriff Gonzalez sent an update saying that the 15-year-old had died from his injuries while at the hospital. The death turned the shooting into a fatal case involving two teenagers.
Authorities have offered an early indication of what may have preceded the gunfire. According to a Harris County deputy, there was some type of disturbance between the 15-year-old and the 18-year-old that led up to the shooting. Officials were not specific about the nature of that disturbance, declining to say whether it was an argument or a physical fight.
For now, key questions about the shooting remain unanswered. No one has been taken into custody, and the exact circumstances that turned a disturbance between two teenagers into a deadly shooting are still being examined. The case continues as investigators work to determine what happened on Remington Ridge Drive.