HOUSTON — Houston police are investigating after a man was shot while leaving a concert in the downtown area overnight.
It happened just after midnight Sunday on St. Joseph's Parkway outside of The Hamilton Apartments.
Police said they were called out to the shooting a found a man with a gunshot wound to his back and hands. The man told police he was walking back from a concert with his girlfriend when they were approached by a white Dodge with two men inside.
HPD Lt. Ignacio Izaguirre said the passenger of the vehicle got out and demanded property from the man. When the man refused, he started running away when someone opened fire. The suspects then ran from the scene.
"At this point, we don't know if he took anything," Izaguirre said. The man was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition and is expected to survive.
Meanwhile, police said they're gathering evidence at the scene and an investigation is ongoing.