HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A 12-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital on Friday night after he was shot while seated in his parents' minivan in northwest Harris County, authorities said.

According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the shooting in the 8700 block of Barker Cypress Road.

Investigators said the family's vehicle, occupied by the parents and their four children, was parked outside a business while they waited for another family member to exit.