Crime & Safety

Woman Wanted On Gun Charges After Missouri City Shooting

Police allege that she was in an escalating argument with another woman, whom she shot in the leg several times.

MISSOURI CITY, TX -- Police are looking for a woman in relation to a shooting that took place on Monday, July 3 around 11:00 p.m. The shooting took place near Missouri City.

Deja Smith, 26, is wanted on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

According to police, Click 2 Houston said, Smith and another woman got into an argument with another woman, which escalated. Smith then shot the other woman several times in the leg, police said.

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The shooting victim's condition was stable after being taken to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital.

Police are asking anybody with information on Smith's whereabouts to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477.

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