Scott Yoshonis and Dionne Johnson
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HOUSTON, Texas (KLFY) – A suspect wanted in a Feb. 24 shooting in Abbeville has died in a car crash in Houston, authorities said.
Abbeville Police Chief Mike Hardy confirmed with News 10 that 18-year-old Norman Levine was wanted in the shooting near the Family Dollar store and ZaZa’s Hookah Lounge on Veterans Memorial Drive in Abbeville.
Levine, a juvenile at the time of the shooting, was one of five people charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.
According to Houston police, officers were advised of the possible location of a Kia Optima that had been reported stolen. The Kia was observed in the parking lot of an apartment complex parked next to a black Kia that was also determined to be stolen.
Officers began surveillance of both vehicles, police said.
After a short time, police said, a man was seen getting into the black Kia and leaving the apartment complex.
HPD patrol vehicles attempted to initiate a traffic stop on the Kia, but the driver refused to pull over, police said.
Officers then attempted pursuit intervention maneuvers, and on the third attempt, the KIA spun and struck a tree, authorities said.
Levine was extricated and provided medical assistance until Houston Fire Department paramedics arrived.
He was then transported by Life Flight helicopter to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
