Woman shot in the arm along METRORail line in downtown, police say

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after a woman was shot along METRORail in east Houston on Wednesday night.

Houston and METRO police departments responded to 5400 Griggs Road at the Palm Center Transit Station. It isn’t immediately known if the shooting took place on it or at a stop.

The injured woman was taken to the hospital after being shot in the arm. Initial reports from police said she was in non-life-threatening condition, but in an update to Eyewitness News, we learned she is undergoing surgery and her condition is unknown.

No arrests have been made. Police describe the suspect to be wearing all black and a red backpack with a white X on it. It is unclear if the suspect is a man or woman.

At the scene, video shows broken glass can be scene where the conductor sits. Police confirmed that this was related to this shooting.

The station is temporarily shut down while police investigate.

The shooting marked the sixth violent incident on or near METRORail’s line since October.

• A 28-year-old woman was attacked at the Palm Center Station on Oct. 29.

• On Nov. 15, a man was beaten with a baseball bat by a group of men at the light rail stop at Fulton and Cavalcade.

• Another deadly incident took place on Nov. 21 after a man was stabbed multiple times in the torso onboard a METRORail.

• A man was grazed during a fight on Dec. 7 with about 17 people on the bus at the time, according to police.

• On Dec. 17, a suspect was shot, and an officer was injured after a shooting inside a METRORail train.