Houston shooting suspect is dead – police

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The suspect in a Houston, Texas spree shooting has been killed, police said. At least six people sustained injuries. The scene is now “contained,” but residents have been asked to avoid the area.

The Houston Police Department has confirmed “an active shooter situation in a shopping center near the corner of Weslayan and Bissonnet in southwest Houston.”  

Police also tweeted the shooter was shot by law enforcement. There are no reports of other suspects at this time, but the scene is “still active.”

A bomb squad will be checking the suspect’s vehicle.

The shooting is believed to have started at about 6:20 am local time.

Victims were seen lying on the ground, with multiple gunshots initially reported from the scene. Local ABC13 channel also reported at least 7 people were injured.

The shooter was described as black and carrying a revolver.

At a certain point, a vehicle on Law Street was surrounded by police and ABC13 reported a bomb squad was called in.

Numerous ambulances arrived at the scene. Weslayan Street was briefly closed.

Approximately 20 emergency responders are at the scene, a member of the fire department told ABC13.

A triage area has been set up in a parking lot.

The surrounding stores are usually busy at this time, according to local media.

“At this time, the shooting scene is believed to be contained, but residents are asked to please avoid the area of Weslayan Street between Westpark Drive and Bissonnet Street as it is still an active response and investigation scene,” police said.

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5 thoughts on “Houston shooting suspect is dead – police”

  1. Damn. That’s like the eleventythreeved shooting report this weekend.
    I know. I figured if they are faking a bunch of shootings, I would go ahead and make a fake number to count the amount of fake shootings.
    I like that pic titled abc13Houston on the left.
    “Hey, hows the video game goin?”
    “I made it to level three on Sonic the Hedgehog!”
    Holy Moly…then there’s the pic next to it on the right.
    “How dare you take my picture….I CRUSH YOU LIKE AN INSECT LITTLE MAN!!!!!”
    Then there’s the pic marked KPRC 2 Houston….Just some laid back officials, having their own little pow wow in a secluded corner of the parking lot….”Hey, anybody remember to bring some beers?”

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  2. TOTAL 7 SHOT INCLUDING SHOOTER IN HOUSTON

    shooting up to 40 rounds at people and people in their cars at the stip mall and store. I have pictures I sent to Henry from kprc news

    kprc.com is live

    Mark

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  5. “The shooter was described as black and carrying a revolver.”

    Ahhh… we have the race angle.

    Regardless of his race (or religious affiliations), the POS was a LAWYER.

    Good f’n riddance (if true).

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