4 teens shot in overnight ambush at southeast Houston apartment complex

Four teenagers were struck by gunfire in an apparent ambush at a southeast Houston apartment complex overnight.

An 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl were hanging out in a stairwell at the complex in the 5600 block of Royal Palms Street around 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning. Four males – armed with rifles and pistols – walked through the complex’s pedestrian gate and shot the teens, according to the Houston Police Department.

Police said two other 16-year-old girls were also shot, although it is unclear if they were with the other two or in another part of the complex.