On October 22, 2008 Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office District IV Patrol Personnel and Detectives from the Major Crimes Units responded to two shooting scenes in the Magnolia, Texas area.
The first incident was at the intersection of FM 1486 and Sandy Hill Lane when an unknown person shot a passenger vehicle on the left rear quarter panel. The vehicle was turning onto Sandy Hill from FM 1486. The Driver of the vehicle was not injured and there were no passengers in the vehicle.
The second incident was reported 6 minutes after the first which occurred in the 41800 Block of Friar Tuck Magnolia, Texas. Richard Sharp and his family were in the living room of their residence when he heard a loud pop. Sharp heard what he thought was a firecracker and went outside where he saw a sedan style vehicle that sped away West on Friar Tuck. Sharp’s two sons, Jeffrey and Jason, were on the couch and both were hit with glass fragments from the window and Jeffrey was struck in the back of the head and neck area with a projectile. Jeffrey was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Medical Center by Ambulance. He was last reported in stable condition.
It is unknown if these two shootings are related at this time.
If anyone has any information regarding these incident please contact Detectives Mike Rogers or Trent Lozano at (936) 760-5876 or Montgomery County Crime Stoppers at
(800) 392-STOP (7867).
