Midtown fatal hit and run: Nightclub manager hit, killed by man trying to rundown feuding partner in club parking lot, HPD says [Video]

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A deadly crash that happened early Sunday in Houston’s Midtown area is now being investigated as a homicide by the Houston Police Department. Investigators said a man was trying to run down his partner when he hit and killed someone else.

According to preliminary information provided by witnesses, HPD said at around 3 a.m., the suspect and a woman got into an altercation inside one of the nearby nightclubs before security intervened.

After the two were asked to leave, the man then reportedly got into his car and tried to hit the woman he was arguing with, but ultimately hit someone else, police confirmed.

“The suspect left the establishment and upon leaving, the male got into the vehicle, started driving around, and struck multiple vehicles. It then appears that it was his intention of striking his girlfriend, who was his primary witness, with his motor vehicle,” Sgt. Robert Klementich. (She) …