{"id":488697,"date":"2026-01-03T05:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T05:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/488697\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T05:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T05:03:19","slug":"2-injured-in-shooting-in-nw-harris-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/488697\/","title":{"rendered":"2 injured in shooting in NW Harris County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities investigating whether shooting was accidental or not<\/p>\n<p>Teens wounded in accidental shooting (Harris County Pct. 4 Constable&#8217;s Office)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>HARRIS COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 The Harris County Pct. 4 Constable\u2019s Office says two people have been taken to a hospital for injuries sustained during a shooting<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The incident happened in the 4500 block of El Salvador Drive.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The constable\u2019s office says the two people, a man and a teenager, sustained gunshot wounds to the leg from the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Deputies arrived and immediately applied tourniquets to both victims until EMS arrived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Both people are expected to survive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The original information was that the people were hurt in an accidental shooting, however, Harris County Pct. 4 Constable Mark Herman tells KPRC 2 the shooting may not have been accidental. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The constable\u2019s office says early information which suggested this was an accidental shooting was put out prematurely by the person who runs the constable\u2019s office social media page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Deputies say at least one gun was recovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the Author<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/JB2Q1RZ712JI7KLO0BEWWLE7PS\/\" title=\"View Christian Terry&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Terry<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. 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