US shooting Washington/UNI/Xinhua: A suspect is at large after shooting one person dead while leaving two others wounded on Saturday morning at an after-hours club in southwest Houston, the largest city of south central US state of Texas, authorities said on Sunday.
The shooting took place on Saturday morning, just before 8 am local time, according to Houston police.
About 10 minutes before the shooting, a commotion happened inside the club and the DJ stopped the music, said a report from local news outlet ABC13. It was at that point that several people were removed from the club.
The suspect opened fire in the parking lot before fleeing, wounding a customer, a security guard and an employee at the club. Houston police later confirmed the customer died from his injuries.
Fueled by gun violence and the Covid 19 pandemic, cities across the United States are experiencing a rise in homicides and gun violence incidents.
In Houston, homicides rose 18 per cent last year from 2020, according to local media reports.
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