HOUSTON – A search for a masked gunman is currently underway after two deadly shootings that police said happened miles apart in Third Ward Wednesday.
Officers with the Houston Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at a convenience store located at 3341 Winbern St. around 7:50 p.m.
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Police said when they arrived at the scene, they located a man with multiple gunshot wounds. The man was pronounced dead by emergency officials with the Houston Fire Department, officers said.
According to investigators, a man wearing a black hoodie, black pants and a red face mask walked up to the victim and shot him, then fled the scene on foot westbound toward a nearby apartment complex.
Police said another shooting where another man died happened a few miles away on Anita Street near Burkett Street and close to the same time as the other shooting. Investigators said they believe the incidents are somehow related.
A search is underway as officers work to find the suspect.
Anyone with information in this case or on the identity of the suspect is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.