A tense standoff ended in west Houston with eight people shot, two fatally.
HOUSTON, Tx. -- A man came into a west Houston auto detail shop and began shooting, killing a man known to be a customer and putting a neighborhood on lockdown Sunday before being killed by a SWAT officer, police said.
It started at the shop in the 13200 block of Memorial Drive at around 10:15 am. When an officer responded, the suspect shot at the squad car. A photo posted on Facebook by Houston police after the shooting showed 21 bullet holes. Somehow, the officer wasn't hurt.
"If he hadn't taken that action that quickly, this likely would have been a lot worse than it was," HPD spokesperson Cannon said.
According to HPD, the main gunman a high-powered weapon, believed to be an AR-15. They say he fired at a police helicopter, striking it at least five times. The suspect opened fire on a total of five police vehicles.