SPRING, Texas — A SWAT team was unable to find a suspect they thought was barricaded inside a Spring apartment Wednesday.
Harris County deputies thought a suspect in the shooting of a wrecker driver early Wednesday morning may be barricaded inside the apartment in the 21600 block of Spring Plaza.
SWAT was called to the scene but several hours later determined the suspect was not in the apartment.
The wrecker driver who was shot is recovering.
Harris County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. David Angstadt said the shooting happened along Spring Stuebner around 5:30 a.m.
He said the bullet may have come in the back window and hit the driver in the chest.
“It appears that he was driving based on the evidence we have on scene, Sgt. Angstadt said.
The back window of the wrecker was blown out.
Sgt. Angstadt said the driver was traveling alone when the shooting took place.
He said after the crash multiple drivers called 911.
The tow truck was hauling another car when the shooting and crashed happened.
No one else was hurt and the sheriff’s office is investigating.
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