Houston, TX – A disgruntled lawyer who had numerous weapons randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood Monday morning, hitting six people, one critically, before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Another three people had injuries from glass or debris.
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The first report of the shootings came in at about 6:30 a.m., Police Chief Martha Montalvo said at a news conference, and when officers arrived, the suspect began firing at them. Montalvo did not identify the man.
Numerous weapons were found at the scene, a bomb-squad robot examined a Porsche that’s believed to be the shooter’s and bomb squad officers also were scouring the suspect’s residence, Montalvo said.
The street in front of the condo complex, which is near the affluent enclave of West University Place, was still blocked off with police tape late Monday morning. Several cars with bullet holes and shattered windows were at a strip mall parking lot near the condo complex.
Jennifer Molleda’s husband was among those hurt by glass. They live in the same condo complex as the shooter, who Molleda said a few weeks ago brandished an assault-style weapon at roofers in the complex. She said she didn’t know the suspect very well but described him as quiet.
“He’s a normal, average Joe,” she said.
One witness, 30-year-old Antwon Wilson, inadvertently drove into the shooting scene after dropping off his girlfriend at work and could “literally hear the gunfire flying.” He managed to flee and escape injury.
Of the nine people hurt, Houston Fire Department spokesman Ruy Lozano said six were shot and three had minor injuries related to glass. Montalvo said one person was hospitalized in critical condition and another in serious condition.
Mayor Sylvester Turner, who is in Cuba for a trade mission, told KTRK-TV that the lawyer was “disgruntled” and “either fired or had a bad relationship with this law firm,” Turner said.
“The investigation is active. It’s very, very early. We want to make sure there is no other gunman. We are checking every angle, I can assure you,” Turner told the TV station.
“Nothing on TV tonight, might go and shoot up a strip mall.” Time to get rid of all guns?
Just like they don’t cover Middle East terrorism in the West anymore, eg 100 people killed in Iraq or Afghanistan every day (don’t even need to mention Syria), they will stop reporting shootings in the USA as they are so common. Maybe they can report on days when there are no mass shootings. Idiots.
And yeah I am happy to take bets that the shooter’s name will be Mohammad. And the next one in two days time. And the one after in four days time. Welcome to Americastan. Freely available guns – what more can Muslims desire? They don’t have to make bombs or going around stabbing people. Heaven on earth.
If you get rid of all guns, guess what the man that just went crazy at the mall would have still had a gun and that would have not solved anything. The best would have been if someone at the mall would have had a gun and stopped him after a few shots so only a few people would have or not been injured and maybe all those extra shots would have not taken place. The police are great but they still have to get there first.
To #7 … Years ago when I was becoming religious, a mentor of mine who is now deceased, taught me not to judge Judaism by its Jews. It’s been almost 25 years and there are still days and moments and way too many article comments that force me to remember that lesson. Stick with the loving people, the kind people who act the way you’d want your own kids to. They are out there amongst the hate-mongering, anxiety producing folks. I suppose the best of us all have our moments of stupid. Some of us have a few 😉
The shooter was a Hispanic; there was numerous Nazi material found in his apartment.
According to one news source, the shooter had nazi memorabilia on him.