10-year-old and 17-year-old shot in separate incidents on same night

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — “Is this the new normal?” asked Sheriff Ed Gonzalez after a 10-year-old and 17-year-old were shot in separate incidents on Tuesday night.

Gonzalez says the 10-year-old was shot by his 12-year-old friend with a long rifle in northwest Houston. The child is in surgery and expected to survive.

According to deputies, the 17-year-old was shot in a possible altercation on Philippine Street near Gessner Road. The teen is in stable condition, according to Gonzalez.

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There were two adults and several of the boy’s siblings inside the home at the time of the incident, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.