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Gunman dead after 'random' rifle rampage in Houston suburb
Source: The Guardian
Gunman dead after 'random' rifle rampage in Houston suburb
• Swat team kill one suspect while another man is left critically injured
• Civilian fatally shot in car and three others injured
Tom Dart in Houston
Monday 30 May 2016 00.48 BST
At least one man armed with a high-powered rifle went on a shooting rampage through a suburban Houston neighbourhood on Sunday, police said, resulting in two deaths and multiple injuries.
Violence erupted at about 10.15am at an auto repair shop, police said. The incident was not declared over for more than two hours as police combed the area, searching for the suspect or suspects, who appeared to be shooting at officers and random civilians, and even a helicopter.
One suspect was killed by a Swat team member. Another man, potentially a suspect, was shot and taken to hospital but is expected to live, police said.
Police spokesman John Cannon said that the dead man is believed to be a customer in his fifties. “The suspect just came out unprovoked and fatally shot him for no apparent reason,” he said. Cannon said that the main suspect was armed with a pistol, which he used to kill the man in the vehicle, and the rifle that he used to shoot at police.
The spokesman said the active shooter incident lasted about an hour but police continued to search the area in response to unfounded reports of a third gunman.
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• Swat team kill one suspect while another man is left critically injured
• Civilian fatally shot in car and three others injured
Tom Dart in Houston
Monday 30 May 2016 00.48 BST
At least one man armed with a high-powered rifle went on a shooting rampage through a suburban Houston neighbourhood on Sunday, police said, resulting in two deaths and multiple injuries.
Violence erupted at about 10.15am at an auto repair shop, police said. The incident was not declared over for more than two hours as police combed the area, searching for the suspect or suspects, who appeared to be shooting at officers and random civilians, and even a helicopter.
One suspect was killed by a Swat team member. Another man, potentially a suspect, was shot and taken to hospital but is expected to live, police said.
Police spokesman John Cannon said that the dead man is believed to be a customer in his fifties. “The suspect just came out unprovoked and fatally shot him for no apparent reason,” he said. Cannon said that the main suspect was armed with a pistol, which he used to kill the man in the vehicle, and the rifle that he used to shoot at police.
The spokesman said the active shooter incident lasted about an hour but police continued to search the area in response to unfounded reports of a third gunman.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/29/houston-shooting-two-dead-gunman-texas
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