16-year-old shot in the chest while trying to defend mom

A 16-year-old was hospitalized after being shot while trying to defend his mom during a carjacking in Deer Park, according to ABC13 Houston.

The suspect in the shooting then led officers on a chase, eventually crashing through a driveway in southwest Houston.

It ended on Creekbend Drive near Hillcroft Avenue. Investigators said the entire ordeal lasted a little over an hour.

Houston police said it all started around 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 8000 block of Spencer Highway in Deer Park.

“Deer Park Fire Department respond to 8015 Spencer Highway for a Life Flight. Standby for a male subject with a gunshot wound to the chest,” first responders were heard reporting on scanner traffic.

Houston Police Department said a man carjacked a woman who was just getting off work.

Her 16-year-old son was in the car and got out to defend her, and that’s when police said the suspect shot him in the chest.

Officials described the teen’s condition as serious or critical. He was taken to the hospital via Life Flight.

The suspect got away with the woman’s car, HPD said.

Officers started chasing him, but said he went the wrong way on the highway at one point, and they lost him.

However, police eventually spotted him again on I-610 and the chase continued.

The chase finally ended when the suspect crashed in the driveway of a home in the 5800 block of Creekbend Drive. Police said the suspect wasn’t hurt.

Police said the suspect crashed into cars in the driveway, pushing one into the garage.

Thankfully, no one inside the home was hurt.

“This ended the best possible way it could have after the incident.

“The only thing that could make it better is if the kid gets better and turns out fine,” Lt. J.P. Horelica said.

Officials did not immediately release the names of anyone involved in the carjacking, chase, or crash.

The suspect is facing several charges including aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, and evading, though he could face more charges depending on if the 16-year-old survives.