Kingwood-Area Teen Arrested After Allegedly Shooting Father, Caught After Crash

A man at a home in the 2700 block of Tinechester Drive near Kingwood was shot in the jaw and neck while working in his garage early Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, and was taken to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Houston police formed a perimeter after the shooting and later learned Cleveland Police Department had taken a juvenile into custody following a vehicle crash on East Houston Street near Cleveland High School.

The victim told officers he had been working on his bike in the garage when “he was working in his garage when he heard a loud bang and felt pain near his jaw. When he turned around, he said he saw his son standing over him with a gun in hand,” according to the victim statement summarized by Click2Houston. Police and local accounts describe wounds to the face/jaw/neck area, and the injured man was transported for treatment with no further medical updates released.

“Lieutenant Ali reports officers were called to Tinechester Drive a little before 2 a.m. about reports of a shooting,” Fox26 reported, describing Houston Police Department response just before 2:00 a.m. on Feb. 15. HPD officers located the victim at the residence and established a search perimeter after the suspect left the scene, according to the initial police response summarized across local outlets.

Cleveland police contacted Houston officers after responding to a crash on East Houston Street where a white 2025 Ford F-150 was found stuck in a ditch near Cleveland High School. “Officers got to the scene and saw a white 2025 Ford F-150 truck stuck in a ditch along with the 16-year-old driver,” Fox26 reported, and Cleveland officers told HPD they had the suspect in custody. Cleveland police also said the truck had been stolen earlier that evening while they attempted to contact the juvenile’s parents.

Authorities have not released names, and no formal charges were announced in the immediate reports. “HPD did not immediately release information on a possible motive for the shooting or the age of the son,” KTRK/ABC13 noted, while Cleveland Police Department identified the crash driver as 16 years old. Local coverage tags associated with the incident include KINGWOOD, HARRIS COUNTY, SHOOTING, MAN SHOT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, and INVESTIGATION.

With the suspect described as a juvenile in Cleveland PD’s account and HPD withholding certain details in initial releases, it remains unclear whether prosecutors will pursue juvenile or adult filings or when an arrest affidavit and charging information will be made public. Reporters and residents seeking updates should await statements from Houston Police Department and Cleveland Police Department public information officers for confirmations on age, charges and the victim’s condition.