12-year-old boy shot while riding in family’s pickup truck on Gulf Freeway

A 12-year-old boy was shot Saturday night while riding in his family's pickup truck on Gulf Freeway feeder, Houston police said. A 12-year-old boy was shot Saturday night while riding in his family's pickup truck on Gulf Freeway feeder, Houston police said. Photo: Metro Video Services Photo: Metro Video Services Image 1 of / 17 Caption Close 12-year-old boy shot while riding in family’s pickup truck on Gulf Freeway 1 / 17 Back to Gallery

A 12-year-old boy was shot Saturday night while riding in his family's pickup truck on the Gulf Freeway feeder, Houston police said.

A husband, wife and their kids were driving at 11:40 p.m. on the feeder road near Edgebrook when a red sedan pulled up next to the pickup and started firing multiple rounds into the truck. A 12-year-old was struck in the leg and is now in stable condition at a local hospital, police said.

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"We're lucky tonight that no murder occurred here. We're laser-focused in getting violent criminals off the streets," said Houston Police Assistant Chief Henry Gaw.

Gaw said that there was no known motive into why the driver fired shots into the vehicle.

"Road rage or not, shots being fired into a vehicle you don't know who you're going to hit, that's uncalled for," Gaw said. "That's illegal and we just can't have this."

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Police say there is surveillance video in this case, and they are intent on solving this crime.

If you have any information in this case, please call Crime Stoppers at 713.222.8477.