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Houston man paralyzed after being robbed and then shot while changing flat tire

HOUSTON – by Tim Wetzel & Rucks Russell/KHOU 11 News and http://www.khou.com – Greg Cortez, 22, is confined to his hospital bed at Memorial Hermann Hospital. Doctors say he may never walk again after a senseless crime left him virtually paralyzed.

Cortez was driving home when he got a flat tire on Beltway 8. When he stopped to change it, three men pulled up and shot him.

According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the crime happened in the 12200-block of East Beltway 8 north near North Lake Houston Parkway around 3 a.m. on Jan. 14.

“They asked him what’s wrong. And he said he needed help with his tire,” Cortez’s mother told KHOU 11 News during an exclusive interview. “And that’s when a guy pulled out a gun and told him I want your money.”

Cortez handed over his wallet, car keys and other belongings. But that wasn’t enough, as the robbers walked off, they turned around and shot him.

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