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Incident at 6110 Fairdale

April 28, 2005 -- Houston police are investigating the shooting of a 22-year-old man at 6110 Fairdale on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 around 8:20 p.m.

According to Houston Police Department Homicide Division Sergeant M.D. Newcomb and Officer T. Huynh, Alfredo Dealba, of 3030 Greenridge, was in the parking lot of the apartment complex with a male friend when a suspect confronted them. The suspect, who was armed with a shotgun, shot Dealba in the chest. Dealba is expected to survive his injuries.

The suspect is described as a black male, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, muscular build and was wearing black shorts with a red shirt. The suspect was also wearing a black stocking cap on his head and has a five-point crown tattoo on the left side of his neck.

The suspect was last seen leaving the scene in a gold mid 1980s Buick Regal or Oldsmobile Cutlass. Witnesses said the vehicle was dirty and not well kept.

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.

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