HOUSTON – Houston Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Kashmere Gardens. The shooting happened in the parking lot of a tire shop located at 4922 Lockwood Drive.
The shooting happened about five minutes away from Robert Holiday Park where several leaders were unveiling a new mural. During the event, you can hear gunshots ring out. Police say the two incidents are not related.
Police can be heard leaving the event and responding to the shooting at the tire shop. A man’s body was laying on the ground next to a truck police say he was driving.
“We believe that we had a disturbance between some individuals who were both in separate vehicles. They had pulled into the parking lot here. The complainant had gotten out of his vehicle and the suspect was sitting in the drivers seat of a separate vehicle hitting the complainant,” Det. Ashley Finlay said.
The suspect reportedly shot the victim, then drove off in a maroon SUV.
Police found the vehicle a few blocks away, but the suspect was not in it. The suspect is still at large.
It’s unclear if the shooting was road rage and detectives are hoping nearby surveillance video will help determine the motive.
“At this time, we don’t really have the details of that until we talk to more people,” Det. Finlay said.
The victim died. He is said to be a man in his fifties.
“We want people to be vigilant especially going into holiday season try to be kind to one another and keep the tempers down. You know just be calm as we go into this season of the holidays,” she said.
Police are currently looking for surveillance video. HPD said it looks like many of the nearby businesses do have surveillance cameras so they are hopeful to get more information.