Juvenile injured in Navasota shooting, roads blocked for evidence search
NAVASOTA, Texas (KBTX) – A minor was shot in Navasota early Friday morning, Navasota police say, and the suspect is not in custody.
In a press release, the City of Navasota told KBTX officers were dispatched to a report of shots fired at around 5:30 a.m. in the 600 block of FM 1227.
Responding officers discovered a juvenile female who had been stuck by a stray bullet. The young victim was rushed to a hospital in Bryan with “minor injuries.”
Upon investigation, police said they found evidence near a housing community in the 700 block of Doris Street.
“Several vehicles and an apartment wall were damaged from gunshots,” the release read.
Police have a stretch of road blocked off for further investigation between FM 1227 and Washington Avenue. Police say 18-wheeler traffic is also blocked off between FM 1227 and FM 379.
No suspects have been identified. If you have information about this shooting, you’re asked to contact either the Navasota Police Department at (936) 825-6410 or Grimes County Crimestoppers at (936) 873-2000 where you may remain anonymous.
