Man shot and killed while driving on South Loop

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A man was shot and killed in his car while traveling west on the 610 Loop in southwest Houston, causing the car to crash into a wall along the freeway.

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A man was shot and killed in his car while traveling west on the 610 Loop in southwest Houston, causing the car to crash into a wall along the freeway.

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A man was shot and killed in his car early Saturday while driving west on the Interstate 610 South Loop, causing his car to crash into a wall along the freeway in southwest Houston.

Houston police were dispatched to the scene about 12:45 a.m. and discovered the man, identified as 21-year-old Jermaine Deshane West, had been struck by several rounds of gunfire inside his vehicle.

Officials had not identified a suspect or found a witness, but they believe the shooting occurred as "some form of drive-by" on the freeway, according to Cullen Duncan of the Houston Police Department.