Houston shooting: ‘One innocent bystander killed and 2 others hurt after being caught in crossfire between 2 suspects’
AN innocent bystander has been killed and two others are injured after being caught in the crossfire of two feuding gunmen in Texas, police say.
The deadly incident unfolded in downtown Houston on Saturday afternoon as a suspect on a bike and a man in a car began shooting at one another in the 1900 block of Main Street.
Officers were summoned to the scene to reports of shots fired at around 2.30pm, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said.
They arrived to find three people shot, one of whom was hit fatally.
The identity of the deceased victim has not yet been released.
The two injured victims include a woman who was shot in the abdomen and a man who was shot in the leg.
All of the victims were described by Finner as “innocent bystanders” and were believed to have been caught up in the crossfire of the two suspects.
The two gunmen, meanwhile, fled the scene and are currently being sought by police.
“It’s just sad that people don’t take other people’s lives into consideration,” Finner told reporters during a press conference.
Investigators are currently reviewing surveillance footage in the area.
A description of the two suspects has not yet been issued, however, one of the men fled the scene in a car and the other on a bike.
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call Houston PD.
Saturday’s shooting comes amid a surge in violent crime in the Texas city.
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“This is not going to fix itself overnight,” Finner said of the troubling trend.
“We have to move forward as a city…We’ve got to open those courts up. We’ve had very good meetings with some officials with Harris County.
“They’re opening up the court system, and as you see them open up, we’re going to have more trials, and we’re going to be able to put more violent criminals in jail.”
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