HOUSTON – One man was killed and four others were injured after a shooting broke out during a large gathering in southeast Houston early Sunday.
Houston police responded around 4 a.m. to the 13300 block of Cullen Boulevard.
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Investigators said the incident followed a gathering at a shopping center, where people had been playing pool and smoking hookah. As attendees were leaving, an altercation began. A suspect then allegedly opened fire into the crowd, prompting return fire from multiple people.
A detective said an SUV was leaving the area and made a U-turn on Cullen Boulevard, passing the shopping center on the opposite side of the street. Someone inside the vehicle then fired into the crowd, prompting people nearby to shoot back at the SUV.
In HPD’s preliminary reports, officers said they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Houston Fire Department crews transported both to a hospital, where one was pronounced dead. HPD said a third victim was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle, but his condition was unknown at the time.
Later, detectives identified additional victims, including a fourth who was beaten at the shopping center and taken to a hospital in Pearland, and a fifth who self-transported to a hospital.
Detectives said they expect the four surviving victims to recover.
Police said one of the surviving victims fired toward the initial suspect and was wounded during the exchange. Investigators do not believe that victim struck the suspect.
According to HPD Lt. Ali, the suspect ran across the street toward a parking lot and remained at large. No arrests had been reported. The investigation is ongoing.