Confrontation over fender-bender leads to fatal shooting, Texas police say
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A man was found dead in a parking lot following a confrontation over a “minor” car accident, Texas police said.
On the afternoon of Feb. 13, police received a call of a shooting and found a 33-year-old man dead in a parking lot in Jersey Village, a suburb 18 miles northwest of Houston.
According to police, a minor car accident happened between the man and a suspect who was still on the scene when officers arrived.
The suspect and the man had a “verbal altercation” following the accident, and the suspect brought out a gun from the car, police said in a news release.
The suspect then shot the man, police said in the release.
Jersey Village Police Department and the Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting.
This story was originally published February 14, 2022 at 2:49 PM with the headline "Confrontation over fender-bender leads to fatal shooting, Texas police say."
