Carjacking, kidnapping leads to gunfire in Northwest Houston

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A car theft in Northwest Houston took a violent and bizarre turn Wednesday afternoon, resulting in a barrage of bullets being fired in the middle of a busy intersection.

Three men attempted to steal a Volkswagen passenger car shortly before 5:30 p.m. in the 6700 block of Schiller Street, Houston Police Lt. Larry Crowson told media Wednesday. As they were about to drive off, a man came out from an adjacent house to try and thwart the theft but instead was forced into the back of the Volkswagen.

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The man's son, who saw his father kidnapped from inside the house, jumped into another car and chased the abductors north on Antoine Drive, Crowson said. About a quarter-mile north, near Antoine Drive and Long Point Road, the son rammed his car into the Volkswagen to stop the abductors from going any further.

That's when the driver of the Volkswagen stepped out of the car, pulled out an AR-15 rifle and started firing at the son. Crowson said no one was seriously injured including the kidnapping victim.

"He's probably shaken up from being kidnapped," Crowson said. "Other than that, he's alright."

The three men then stole the younger man's car and fled the scene. They were still at large as of 9 p.m.

Jay R. Jordan is a breaking news reporter at Chron.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JayRJordan.