1 person shot to death in southwest Houston following 'verbal altercation,' police say

Police are piecing together how a ‘verbal altercation’ in southwest Houston led up to a deadly shooting Thursday afternoon.  

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Details are limited as it's an active scene, but authorities were called out to the 6300 block of West Bellfort Ave. around 1 p.m. That's where officials say a person was shot following what was only described as a "verbal altercation." 

The person was pronounced dead at the scene. 

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No other information was made available, as of this writing, so it's unclear if police have a suspect in custody. 

This is a developing story.