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Incident at 700 East 20th

May 30, 2006 -- Houston police are searching for at least two gunman who shot and killed a 21-year-old man in the 700 block of East 20th street on Monday, May 29, 2006 at about 10:30 p.m.

HPD Homicide Division Investigators C.W. Howard and T.A. Andrade reported that Kellen Norris of 121 E. 31 ½ and a friend were driving in the 2800 block of Airline when a brown truck almost struck Norris' car. The suspects, described only as two Hispanic males in their early thirties, began chasing Norris as he fled in his car.

During this pursuit, the suspects began shooting at Norris. The chase continued throughout several city streets and ended in the 700 block of East 20th, after Norris was shot multiple times and lost control of his car. The vehicle crossed through an empty parking lot and stopped in the middle of the street. The passenger in Norris' car was not injured.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Houston Police Department Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

AW/ GO 5-30-06
Inc # 083966906

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