Maybe he was trying to make it to the emergency room.
The dead body of a gunshot victim was found near Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital early this morning, police say.
Although no identity has been released pending notification of the family, police do say they have linked the victim to a shooting incident in the 1900 block of South Voss about two hours before the body was discovered at 12:30 a.m. Friday.
Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
This article appears in May 6-12, 2010.