HOUSTON – Houston police said two people have been fatally shot in southwest Houston Saturday.
The shooting happened in the 8900 block of Bissonnet St. near Braeburn.
HPD commanders & PIO are en route to a fatal shooting in the 8900 block of Bissonnet Street.
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) September 23, 2023
Preliminary information is two males are deceased outside an apartment complex. The suspect(s) fled the scene in a vehicle. Please avoid the area and use alternate routes.#hounews pic.twitter.com/N9Bl3k3goH
According to Yasar Bashir, Assistant Chief with HPD, it happened at approximately 5:39 p.m.
Bashir said two men were walking on the sidewalk at the location when a small four-door compact vehicle drove up.
The vehicle was occupied by multiple people. Bashir said a person got out of the vehicle and began shooting at the victims multiple times. The person then got back in the vehicle and it fled westbound on Bissonnet.
Asst Chief @BashirHpd Media Briefing on Fatal Shooting at 8900 Bissonnet St. https://t.co/LMdc1I6ygY
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) September 24, 2023
“One of the complainants, the victim who passed away is a documented gang member, and our initial facts that we gathered so far, we believe that it was not a random shooting. It appears to be targeted and it may have a gang nexus to it,” Bashir said.
The two victims, a man in his forties and a man in his 20s, were pronounced dead by the Houston Fire Department.
Police said the car was a lighter color. They are unsure at this time if it was silver or white.
If anyone has any information, you are asked to contact HPD’s Homicide Division at 713-308-3600.