HOUSTON – A search is underway for a man accused of shooting his father-in-law in southeast Houston following an argument.
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The shooting occurred on March 1 around 8 p.m. at a home off Cullen Boulevard near Airport Boulevard in Sunnyside. Based on preliminary details from police, the entire incident stemmed from a heated argument between Denzel Jamell Nixson, 36, and his wife, with whom he shares four children.
Investigators said at some point, Nixson’s wife called her unidentified father, 67, out of fear the argument would escalate. When the father-in-law arrived, police said Nixson shot him three times; once in the stomach, the arm, and the leg, respectively.
When responding officers and the Houston Fire Department reached the scene, the father-in-law was taken to a nearby hospital, where he underwent surgery. He is last said to be in stable condition.
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An active search for Nixson is underway, who is facing aggravated assault charges. Anyone who knows his whereabouts is asked to call the HPD Family Violence Division at 713-308-1100 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
