HEMPSTEAD POLICE SEEKING SUSPECT IN DOUBLE SHOOTING
(courtesy Hempstead Police Dept.)
The Hempstead Police Department is looking for the suspect responsible for shooting two people Wednesday night.
Police say they responded around 8 p.m. to a domestic disturbance in the 200 block of Donoho Street, where they found a 45-year-old woman lying in the grass next to the roadway, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Authorities were then called to the 1800 block of 3rd Street and found a 16-year-old girl who had also been shot.
Both victims were airlifted to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. Police say they are waiting for information regarding their current condition.
Investigators believe they were both shot by the same person during the same incident.
44-year-old Eugene Singleton Jr. has been identified as a person of interest. Anyone with information on his location is asked to contact the Hempstead Police Department at 979-826-3332.
The department is being assisted in the ongoing investigation by the Texas Rangers, Waller County Sheriff’s Office and Waller Police Department.