Houston Taxi Driver Shot!
Police are searching for four men suspected in a shooting that left a taxi driver critically wounded outside an apartment complex in southwest Houston early this morning.
The shooting happened at the complex at 12600 Dunlap about 12:05 a.m. Friday, according to the Houston Police Department.
Police said the man, whose name has not been released, was rushed to Ben Taub General Hospital. He had been shot more than once. No other injuries were reported.
Police said passersby found the man lying gunshot in the complex parking lot. Investigators said the man, who is believed to be cab driver, told the Good Samaritans he had picked up four men in his minivan taxi at the bus station at 2121 Main Street. At some point, the men shot and robbed him and his van was stolen.
The men left after the gunfire. One of the men drove away in the minivan. He is described only as thin and in his mid 20s. No descriptions of the other men were available.
The minivan is white and has red letters and numbers on it as well as tinted back windows. Police did not release the van’s license plate number.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.