Houston shooting on Barker Cypress: 2 men dead after one was left at hospital
2 dead, Houston police search for shooter
Houston police want to know who shot and killed two young men in west Houston overnight. The shooting happened on Barker Cypress near the Katy Freeway on Friday. FOX 26's Damali Keith reports with more info and community reactions.
HOUSTON - Houston police are investigating a shooting that left two men dead on Thursday night.
Houston Police detectives believe two groups of men had a shootout after 10 p.m. near the strip center parking lot on Barker Cypress near Mayde Creek Farms Lane in the 1800 block of Barker Cypress and when the bullets stopped two men in their 20s were shot dead.
The shots rang out where the strip mall meets the entrance of an apartment complex.
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Investigators say apparently a barrage of bullets was exchanged as several men were shooting at one another Thursday night just after 10:00 p.m. leaving one man dead there and another dead at the hospital.
A witness saw a white, newer model Lexus with black rims speeding away from the shooting.
"The same vehicle we believe was seen taking the other body to the local hospital. There were two Hispanic males that actually drug the body out of the car, drug it into the hospital front doors and left the body laying at the sliding doors there, and they took off," explains Lt. R Willkens with the Houston Police Department.
Those heading here for lunch in the strip center were stunned to learn of a gunfight just hours before.
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"This is unnerving. I don't even know about it. There's nothing here that says something happened here. So this is concerning, yes," says one customer.
Some say the increase in crime makes them want to arm themselves for protection.
"I'm not 21 yet, so I can't get a firearm but once I'm 21, I'm definitely getting one. I'm going to make sure I go to the shooting range, make sure my girl comes with me, so she can protect herself as well, and when I have kids teach them," says another customer.
Investigators found a gun in the parking lot near where the men opened fire on one another. Detectives are looking through surveillance video to figure out who was shooting and why. They believe it's just a matter of time before the gunmen are caught.