A 19-year-old man shot on the southeast side of Houston during a robbery has died, according to Fox 26 Houston. Police have identified him as Jose Acosta, who was found shot inside a vehicle that had crashed into a ditch near Tierwester and Quarter Street. Investigators say Acosta and his 15-year-old brother were robbed at gunpoint and that Acosta was shot as he tried to drive away; his brother was not hurt, and police are searching for the suspects who fled.
A 19-year-old man who was shot on the southeast side of Houston during a robbery has died, according to Fox 26 Houston. Police have identified the victim as Jose Acosta. He had initially been reported in critical condition after the shooting on Monday night before he died the following day.
Investigators say Acosta and his 15-year-old brother were robbed at gunpoint. During the encounter, the gunmen opened fire, and Acosta was shot as he tried to drive away from the scene.
Officers found Acosta shot inside a vehicle that had crashed into a ditch along Quarter Street, near the South Loop, on Monday night. The shooting happened in the Tierwester and Quarter Street area, according to Fox 26 Houston.
His 15-year-old brother was inside the vehicle at the time but was not hurt. In the immediate aftermath, the younger brother was assisting investigators at the scene.
Acosta was taken to a hospital, where he died on Tuesday, the station reported. His death turned what had first been described as a critical shooting into a homicide investigation.
Police say the people responsible fled, and three suspects are now on the run. Investigators are appealing to the public for help, asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact Crime Stoppers.