Deputies: Teen killed in accidental shooting in car

A teenager died after he was accidently struck by gunfire while in a car with three other youths, Harris County sheriff's deputies said.

The juvenile, believed to be 15, was shot about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday while riding with the other young men in west Harris County.

The driver, also a teenager, immediately went to Texas Children's Hospital in Katy. The wounded youth was rushed into the emergency room.

"But they couldn't do anything for him," said Deputy Thomas Gilliland, a Harris County Sheriff's spokesman.

Hospital officials then notified the Harris County Sheriff's Office about the fatal shooting.

Deputies said they believe the teenager was sitting in the front passenger seat.

According to preliminary reports, the fatal shot came from the back seat.

The bullet went through the front passenger seat and struck the victim in the back, deputies said.

Sheriff's homicide detectives were sent to the hospital.

Deputies said they will likely do gunshot residue tests on the hands of the other teenagers to determine who fired the fatal shot.

Sheriff's deputies said the driver and the other passengers are about the same age as the teenager who was fatally shot.

They have not yet determined the location of the shooting.

The investigation is continuing, deputies said.