Houston taxi driver shot by passenger who was upset about fare

Houston police investigate a shooting that left a cab driver hospitalized Tuesday morning. A passenger allegedly shot the driver in the leg. Houston police investigate a shooting that left a cab driver hospitalized Tuesday morning. A passenger allegedly shot the driver in the leg. Photo: Metro Video Photo: Metro Video Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Houston taxi driver shot by passenger who was upset about fare 1 / 15 Back to Gallery

A taxi driver was taken to a hospital early Tuesday after he was shot by a passenger in southwest Houston, according to police.

The driver is expected to survive with a gunshot wound to the leg. The shooter remains at large, police said.

The taxi driver initially picked the passenger up on Club Creek Drive and took him to an apartment complex on Kirkwood near Bellaire. At the destination, the passenger started arguing about the change he was getting back, police said.

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The passenger then got out of the cab, pulled a pistol and fired one round through the door, striking the driver in the leg, police said.

Police responded to a location just south of the passenger's destination in the 11900 block of Beechnut. Police said they are trying to find video of the incident.

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