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Houston gunman who injured nine in mall attack was 'disgruntled lawyer' | Houston gunman who injured nine in mall attack was 'disgruntled lawyer' |
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A gunman shot dead by police after he shot at people outside a shopping centre in Houston, Texas, was a "disgruntled lawyer", authorities said. | |
Nine people were injured, one of them critically, in the attack. | |
The suspect has not been identified. Police said he was wearing historic military attire with Nazi emblems. | |
Officials said he used a semi-automatic handgun, and also had a semi-automatic rifle, a knife and 2,600 rounds of live ammunition. | |
The guns were purchased legally and the man had a licence to carry concealed weapons, police said. | |
There is no indication that anyone else was involved in planning or carrying out the attack. | |
Six victims were taken to hospital, and three were treated at the scene after being shot at while inside their cars, the city's acting Police Chief Martha Montalvo said. | |
The Associated Press reported that three of the people suffered eye injuries from flying glass. | |
Police say they are investigating the gunman's apartment and his social media accounts to try and establish a motive. | |
They found other historic military paraphernalia in his apartment, dating back to the US Civil War. | |
The city's mayor, Sylvester Turner, told reporters: "The motivation appears to be a lawyer whose relationship with his law firm went bad." | |
But police said they were "not closing the door on anything". | |
Suspected Washington mall gunman in court | Suspected Washington mall gunman in court |
The attack comes three days after a shooting at a shopping centre in Washington state, in which five people were killed. | |
The suspected gunman in that attack, Arcan Cetin, 20, was arrested after a large manhunt which lasted nearly 24 hours. | |
He appeared in court on Monday, charged with five counts of murder. | He appeared in court on Monday, charged with five counts of murder. |
Court documents say he confessed to shooting all five victims with a rifle. | Court documents say he confessed to shooting all five victims with a rifle. |
Mr Cetin was born in Turkey and is a legal US resident, officials say. | Mr Cetin was born in Turkey and is a legal US resident, officials say. |
The motive for the shooting is not known but the suspect's family says he has a history of mental problems. | The motive for the shooting is not known but the suspect's family says he has a history of mental problems. |