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| Houston Shooting Leaves Gunman Dead and Nine Others Injured Near Mall, Police Say | Houston Shooting Leaves Gunman Dead and Nine Others Injured Near Mall, Police Say |
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| A lawyer who may have had “issues” at work opened fire at random in a residential area of Houston early Monday morning, injuring nine people before the police shot him dead, the authorities said. | A lawyer who may have had “issues” at work opened fire at random in a residential area of Houston early Monday morning, injuring nine people before the police shot him dead, the authorities said. |
| Six people were taken to hospitals, one in serious condition and another in critical condition, the police said. Three others were treated and released. | Six people were taken to hospitals, one in serious condition and another in critical condition, the police said. Three others were treated and released. |
| The interim police chief, Martha Montalvo, said at a news conference that the gunman, whom she did not identify, had additional weapons in his car, which officers were checking for bombs. The local TV station ABC 13 showed images of a Porsche Boxster parked on the street as officer searched the vehicle. | The interim police chief, Martha Montalvo, said at a news conference that the gunman, whom she did not identify, had additional weapons in his car, which officers were checking for bombs. The local TV station ABC 13 showed images of a Porsche Boxster parked on the street as officer searched the vehicle. |
| “He is a lawyer and there were issues concerning his law firm,” Chief Montalvo said. | “He is a lawyer and there were issues concerning his law firm,” Chief Montalvo said. |
| Jennifer Molleda, a woman whose husband’s car was shot up while he was driving, told ABC 13, “The shooter was literally pointing the gun at windshields.” | Jennifer Molleda, a woman whose husband’s car was shot up while he was driving, told ABC 13, “The shooter was literally pointing the gun at windshields.” |
| She said her husband had spoken to her by telephone after he pulled into the parking lot of a Petco store at a strip mall nearby. | She said her husband had spoken to her by telephone after he pulled into the parking lot of a Petco store at a strip mall nearby. |
| “He was screaming: ‘I am shot. I am shot,’ ” she said, adding that her husband told her, “ ‘I could see the red laser; it was directed to my head.’ ” | “He was screaming: ‘I am shot. I am shot,’ ” she said, adding that her husband told her, “ ‘I could see the red laser; it was directed to my head.’ ” |
| Chief Montalvo said the first reports of gunfire began to trickle in to police dispatchers just before 7:30 a.m. Eastern, when children were being driven to school, workers were setting off for their jobs, and it was still dark in the small, upscale city of West University Place in southwest Houston, where many of the streets are named for poets and authors. | Chief Montalvo said the first reports of gunfire began to trickle in to police dispatchers just before 7:30 a.m. Eastern, when children were being driven to school, workers were setting off for their jobs, and it was still dark in the small, upscale city of West University Place in southwest Houston, where many of the streets are named for poets and authors. |
| The initial calls for help pointed to the busy intersection of Weslayan Street and Bissonnet Street, close to the strip mall and an apartment complex. But people who came under fire on nearby Law Street may have driven toward the mall, Chief Montalvo said. | The initial calls for help pointed to the busy intersection of Weslayan Street and Bissonnet Street, close to the strip mall and an apartment complex. But people who came under fire on nearby Law Street may have driven toward the mall, Chief Montalvo said. |
| The mayor of Houston, Sylvester Taylor, who was in Cuba on a trade trip, told ABC 13 by telephone that the investigation was looking into whether a relationship at the lawyer’s place of employment had gone “awry.” | The mayor of Houston, Sylvester Taylor, who was in Cuba on a trade trip, told ABC 13 by telephone that the investigation was looking into whether a relationship at the lawyer’s place of employment had gone “awry.” |
| Witnesses told local television stations that they had heard several gunshots. “Steady shooting back and forth — it was a lot,” said Antoine Wilson, who told ABC 13 that he was driving in the area and heard multiple gunshots. | |
| An unidentified woman told the TV station that she had been driving to work when she heard the gunfire. Her car was struck from the front and side, she said, but she kept driving, pulling around a corner until she came to a stop. | An unidentified woman told the TV station that she had been driving to work when she heard the gunfire. Her car was struck from the front and side, she said, but she kept driving, pulling around a corner until she came to a stop. |
| “I could still hear shots being fired on the streets,” she said, her arm bloody from broken glass. | “I could still hear shots being fired on the streets,” she said, her arm bloody from broken glass. |
| Lee Williams, who said he lives near the site of the gunfire, told ABC 13 that he was outside and tried to direct traffic away. “Once the police got here, they made me go back to my house,” he said. “I heard a lot of back and forth,” he said, adding that he had counted about 50 shots. | Lee Williams, who said he lives near the site of the gunfire, told ABC 13 that he was outside and tried to direct traffic away. “Once the police got here, they made me go back to my house,” he said. “I heard a lot of back and forth,” he said, adding that he had counted about 50 shots. |
| Mr. Williams retreated to his front porch but was close enough to hear the police radios say, “He is down.” | Mr. Williams retreated to his front porch but was close enough to hear the police radios say, “He is down.” |