Drive-by shooting leaves 17-year-old in critical condition

Houston police were searching Saturday for two or three male teenagers who are suspects in a drive-by shooting that left another teen in critical condition.

At about 2 a.m. Saturday, the 17-year-old victim and four of his friends were southbound in the 8100 block of Wilcrest Drive near the Westpark Tollway when another vehicle pulled up beside them, said HPD spokesman John Cannon.

The suspects' vehicle - a light-colored, four-door sedan that was possibly a gold Toyota Camry - had two or three males ages 16 to 18, Cannon said.

Someone inside the suspects' vehicle started shooting into the other car, striking the victim at least once in the head, he said.

The 17-year-old was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital in critical condition.

Anyone with information is asked to call HPD's Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).