Teen suspect arrested after 17-year-old shot dead near Houston high school: Police – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Teen suspect arrested after 17-year-old shot dead near Houston high school: Police  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

A high school senior was shot and killed down the street from Westbury High School in Houston on Friday morning, authorities said. The suspect arrested in connection with the shooting is also 17, police said. A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed down the street from his high school in Houston on Friday morning, and another 17-year-old was arrested in connection with the gunfire, authorities said. The victim was a senior at Westbury High School, Houston police said at a news conference. The arrest came after an hourslong search involving nearly 100 law enforcement officers and personnel from multiple agencies, according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Houston Police Chief J.

Noe Diaz, who spoke at a press conference later Friday evening. Investigators used drones and other surveillance technology to track the suspect to a neighborhood near Hillcroft, where he was arrested on the street near a residence police had been watching, the officials said. The police chief said the teen suspected in the shooting is believed to have acted alone and is not currently enrolled in the Houston school system. Police recovered a handgun from the suspect, but investigators had not yet determined whether it was the weapon used in the fatal shooting. Police said they believe a dispute between the victim and suspect escalated before the suspect pulled