1 dead, 3 injured in north Harris County warehouse party
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - One man has died, and three others were injured at a warehouse where parties reportedly took place in north Harris County.
An unlicensed bar on Mitchell Street was exposed after the deadly shooting early Sunday morning.
"The club here is not licensed to operate. It’s a pop-up late hour club," said Sergeant Ben Beall of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office says the shooting happened after an argument between two people.
The gunfire also struck other partygoers.
"When they arrived on the scene, they had two people that had minor gunshot wounds and one man who had been severely beaten," said Sgt. Beall.
A third person was taken to the hospital by a private vehicle where they were later pronounced dead.
HCSO units responded to a call for service at the 200 blk of Mitchell. Upon arrival, units found three wounded adult males. Two of the three sustained gunshot wounds and the third was possibly assaulted. All three were transported to a hospital
A man was arrested following the shooting.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office hopes to have the man charged for the incident later on Sunday.
Unlicensed "Pop-Up" Clubs
Harris County and the city of Houston are dealing with a growing number of unlicensed "pop-up" clubs
"We’re going to have to go back and trace who is the person renting out the business. Who owns the warehouse, is it rented under a pseudonym," said Sgt. Beall.
Last weekend, six teenagers were shot at a party at another makeshift club in northeast Houston.
2 teens dead, 4 teens injured at 'makeshift club' shooting in northeast Houston
Houston Police are now saying two teenagers were killed, and four others were injured in a shooting at a pop-up party in a venue known as The Curfew Club in northeast Houston on Saturday night. The teens range in age from 13 to 19 years old.
Now, law enforcement and city council members are trying to find solutions to put an end to the makeshift clubs that they say can be difficult to regulate.
"We've looked into what are some of the ways we can help prevent tragedies like this from happening," said Houston Councilman Mario Castillo. "Can we also get HPD the authority to enforce Certificate of Occupancy violations? That's one thing we're looking at, at the moment. In addition to increasing the fine for those violations, to make it an actual deterrent to running something like this in an unregulated way."