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Man Killed at Memorial-Area Apartment as Police Probe Possible Drug Deal and Linked ER Drop-Off

Investigators suspect a narcotics deal after marijuana was found near the victim.

Overview

  • Officers found a man shot to death around 8 p.m. in the 700 block of Country Place Drive near Memorial Drive, Houston police said.
  • A second man with a gunshot wound to the arm was pushed from a black car at a nearby stand-alone emergency room before the vehicle drove off.
  • Police say the wounded man claimed he was shot at Bissonnet Street and Boone Road, but investigators believe he was involved in the Country Place scene.
  • A bag of marijuana was located near the deceased, and detectives are treating the case as possibly narcotics-related.
  • No suspects have been identified as investigators canvass for witnesses and surveillance video, with officers keeping the wounded man under custody at the hospital.