At least nine people were injured when a gunman opened fire at a shopping centre in southwest Houston, authorities announced on Monday.

Police responded to the shooting at 6:30am local time when the suspect was shooting at vehicles with a revolver, ABC 13 Houston reports.

The lone suspect, who lived near the scene, was shot by Houston police officers, the department announced on Twitter. Those who were injured were taken to hospital by emergency workers.

Martha Montalvo, the city's interim police chief, said that the gunman was a lawyer in the area was apparently experiencing issues with his lawfirm. ​

A witness told KPRC 2 Houston that she heard at least 30 shots fired at the scene and that the suspect has been shooting for 15 minutes before police arrived.

Eduardo Andrade, 42, told The Houston Chronicle that he could feel the hot air of two bullets striking his vehicle.

"As I was driving by Law Street I suddenly heard a big explosion," he said. "I covered myself, accelerated and tried to get out of there. I did not know if someone was following me or trying to shoot me."

Authorities issued a shelter order for an apartment complex nearby the scene and the city’s bomb squad was investigating what is believed to be the suspect’s vehicle.

Several cars with bullet holes and shattered windows could be seen at a nearby car park.

The shooting comes days after a shooting at a Washington state mall that left five people dead.

On 17 September, a 20-year-old man stabbed 10 people at a Minnesota mall before being shot and killed by an off-duty police officer. </s> Multiple people were injured in an early-morning shooting near a shopping center in southwest Houston, according to police and local media reports. Shots rang out before 7 a.m. local time. Police reported an active shooter situation in a shopping center near the corner of Weslayan and Bissonnet streets. The suspected shooter was shot by cops, and authorities don’t believe any other suspects were involved in the attack, police confirmed.The conditions of the shooter and victims haven’t been revealed.

One witness, speaking to ABC station KTRK-TV, said he heard “over 100 shots” fired – including AK-47 and AR-15 gunfire. It was “steady shooting back and forth” between police and the suspect, the man said.(nydailynews.com)…[+] </s> A troubled lawyer opened fire on morning commuters in Houston, Texas, on Monday, injuring at least nine people before being fatally shot by police, authorities said.

Six victims were taken to hospitals and three were treated at the scene after being shot at while inside their vehicles in the wealthy neighbourhood of West University Place, acting Houston police chief Martha Montalvo told reporters.

One of the victims was said to be in a critical condition and another was in serious condition.

Ms Montalvo declined to identify the suspect but said he was a lawyer.

She said the FBI was assisting with the investigation and did not mention terrorism as a motive.

Houston mayor Sylvester Turner told reporters: “The motivation appears to be a lawyer whose relationship with his law firm went bad.”

The police bomb squad secured the suspect’s car, a black Porsche, which had numerous weapons in it. Police were also planning to search his house.

Broken glass from shattered car windows littered a carpark in a shopping centre near where the suspect fired 20 to 30 shots.

An unidentified witness told a local television station she heard “the bullets literally whiz by my window”.

Live video streams showed numerous police cars and ambulances in the area.

There were also a few vehicles seen with bullet holes. </s> Multiple people were shot inside their cars near a Houston shopping center on Monday morning, by a gunman whose own vehicle contained “numerous weapons” and was being examined by a bomb squad, police said.

Six people were taken to local hospitals and three who were struck by debris and glass were treated on the scene and released, said Martha Montalvo, interim chief at the Houston police department.

One of the six people taken to hospital was in critical condition, authorities said, and another was in serious condition.

Montalvo said police received a call reporting gunfire at 6.29am. A gunman shot at the officers who arrived on the scene and police returned fire. The suspect was pronounced dead soon after, Montalvo said.

The only information immediately released about the gunman’s identity was that: “He is a lawyer and there were issues concerning his law firm.”

Houston’s mayor, Sylvester Turner, told local station KTRK-TV that the lawyer was “disgruntled” and was “either fired or had a bad relationship with this law firm”.

Law enforcement officials were investigating what was believed to be the suspect’s vehicle, a Porsche. “It has numerous weapons and we are bringing in the bomb squad to secure it’s safe,” Montalvo said. 



The shooting happened in a parking lot in Houston’s Upper Kirby commercial district, a wealthy neighborhood that has red phone booths installed on street corners because it shares the same initials as the UK.

Jennifer Molleda and her husband live in the same condo complex as the shooter. Though she heard gunshots about 6.12am and called 911, her husband left for work. The 45-year-old called him not long after, she told the Associated Press, and he told her: “I’m hit, I’m hit.”

After the shooting stopped at 7.15am, Molleda found her husband, 49-year-old Alan Wakim, several blocks away in the parking lot of a nearby strip mall. Two shots had gone through the windshield of his Mustang, and he told her he saw a red laser beam before the shots were fired. He was taken to a hospital to be treated.

“He got out of his car, we hugged, we cried,” Molleda said, adding that she believed the man was “aiming to kill”.

Molleda added that a few weeks ago, the suspect brandished an assault-style weapon at roofers in the condo complex. She did not know him very well, she said, but described him as quiet.

Lee Williams left his home in the neighborhood upon hearing gunshots and began directing traffic away from the condo complex, noting that people usually cut through the area to avoid some busier intersections.

One car ignored him, he said, and was immediately shot at. Williams couldn’t see the gunman because it was dark, but believed he saw the muzzle flashes.

“Whatever cars were going by, he was shooting at them,” the 55-year-old said, noting he heard at least 50 gunshots over 40 or so minutes. As Williams was being interviewed, neighbors came by and patted him on the back, thanking him for keeping people safe.

The incident occurred just two days after a gunman opened fire in a Washington state mall, killing five people. A suspect in that incident was taken into custody on Sunday. A little over a week earlier, an attacker at a mall in St Cloud, Minnesota, stabbed 10 people before being shot dead by an off-duty police officer. </s> HOUSTON - Several people were injured by a shooter in Houston, Texas, on Monday and the suspect was shot by police officers, the Houston Police Department said on its Twitter feed.

Local media reports said the incident took place by a strip mall, where the gunman was firing upon vehicles. At least seven people were injured, the reports said.

"At this time, the shooting scene is believed to be contained," the city said on its emergency page.

People who were shot by the suspect were transported to area hospitals and the exact extent of their injuries was not yet known, Houston police said.

A police bomb squad was dispatched to the area to investigate a vehicle, Fox 26 TV reported.

Live video streams showed the presence of numerous police cars and ambulances in the area. There were also a few vehicles seen with bullet holes. </s> A lawyer-turned-gunman of Indian origin fired indiscriminately, injuring nine persons at a strip mall in southwest Houston before being shot dead by the police in the latest incident of mass shooting in the US. George Joseph/Rediff.com report from Houston.

IMAGE: Houston police stated that several people have been shot at a strip mall in the city's southwest and that officers shot the gunman.

Nathan DeSai, a lawyer of Indian origin, reportedly opened fire on a public street because he was having problems with his law fire. DeSai was shot by cops -- and was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital, police said.>

The Houston PD said at a press conference just after the attack that Nathan DeSai was a disgruntled lawyer who had “issues concerning firm.

Police added that a cache of weapons was found in his Porsche car.

According to Yelp, DeSai worked with the law firm Kenneth McDaniel at McDaniel & DeSai LLP and specialised in family law and criminal cases, felonies and misdemeanors.

An "active shooter at Weslayan & Bissonnet has been shot by our officers; no reports of other suspects at this time," Houston Police tweeted.

IMAGE: DeSai's father said he was under tremendous stress because of his law firm's financial difficulties.

The police chief told reporters "he is a lawyer and there were issues concerning his law firm."

Nine people were injured in the shooting, police said.

Police said six people were taken to hospitals while three were treated at the scene for injuries from broken glass, and released.

One victim is in critical condition with a gunshot wound, according to Memorial Hermann Hospital. Two people were taken to Memorial Hermann Red Duke Trauma Institute and another three were taken to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital. A sixth patient was transported to Ben Taub Hospital, according to media reports

One witness, said he heard "over 100 shots" fired -- including AK-47 and AR-15 gunfire.

It was "steady shooting back and forth" between police and DeSai, the man said.

Police exchanged gunfire with the suspected shooter, who died at the scene. It appears that he was killed by a police weapon, said HPD Acting Police Chief Martha Montalvo.

At a 9.15 am (7.45 pm IST) press conference, Montalvo said the alleged shooter was a local lawyer and there were "questions" surrounding his law firm.

The incident was initially reported at about 6.30 am (5.00 pm) near the Randall's grocery store at Weslayan and Bissonnet. The shooter allegedly fired several times into the strip center at that location.

Assistant Houston Fire Department Chief Richard Mann said gunfire lasted about 20 minutes at Law Street near WeslayanPlaza.

The shootings took place within a mile or two of several schools.

IMAGE: An external view of DeSai's now defunct firm.

Montalvo said that officers responded to the scene and were able to quickly locate the gunman in the 4400 block of Law Street. She said the shooter immediately began firing at the officers and those officers returned fire. The gunman was found dead shortly after.

The US has witnesses a number of shooting incidents in recent months.

Monday's shooting comes days after a shooting at a Washington state mall left five people dead. On September 17, a 20-year-old man stabbed 10 people at a Minnesota mall before being shot to death by an off-duty police officer.

The US suffered the worst mass shooting in its history in June when 50 people were killed and 53 injured in Orlando, Florida after a gunman stormed into a packed gay nightclub.

In December last year, 14 people were killed in a shooting incident in San Bernardino. </s> SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and seven others wounded during a botched robbery at a jewelry store at a San Antonio mall, police said on Sunday.

The shooting unfolded as two people who staged an armed robbery at a Kay Jewelers outlet at the Rolling Oaks Mall were fleeing, said Police Chief William McManus.

Two bystanders tried to intervene. One was shot and killed by one of the robbers, and the other bystander, who had a license to carry a concealed firearm, shot one of the suspects, the chief said. The bystander who shot the armed robber was not hurt.

The second, uninjured suspect ran through the mall, firing his gun as he fled, shooting six people. Their conditions were not immediately known, McManus said.

"What we have here is a robbery gone really, really bad," McManus told reporters in a video posted on the city's Facebook page. "It’s absolutely senseless. This is the second time that a Good Samaritan was killed trying to intervene in a crime.”

McManus said the six shoppers, and the robber who was shot, were hospitalized in undetermined condition. Their identities were not immediately disclosed.

The mall, located in the northwestern part of the city, was locked down, with shoppers and store employees held inside their stores, while police combed the area looking for the second suspect. Shoppers were also being evacuated from the mall.

In November, a Good Samaritan who tried to stop a woman from being assaulted was shot to death outside a San Antonio Walmart that was packed with holiday shoppers on the day after Thanksgiving. </s> SAN ANTONIO - One victim is dead and four others were injured in a shootout at Rolling Oaks Mall on Sunday afternoon.

Two suspects attempted to rob a Kay Jewelers inside the mall, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus said.

As they were escaping, they ran into two citizens outside who tried to intervene.

One of the good Samaritans was shot and killed. The second had a concealed carry license and shot the suspect who had fired the gun.

The Good Samaritan shot and killed was identified as 42-year-old Jonathan Murphy of Cibolo, Texas.

The suspect who was shot was transported to a local hospital while the second suspect ran back into the mall and started shooting as he ran.

San Antonio police said late Sunday night that they had taken the second suspect into custody.

At a news conference at the scene Sunday afternoon, McManus said six other people were injured during the incident. SAPD now says only four other people were hurt.

Two of those people were shot. San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood told KENS 5 that one of the other people complained of chest pains, while another experienced labor pains.

The stores inside the mall were on lockdown following the shootings. Officers worked from store to store to securely escort customers out of the mall.

Police with K9s checked throughout the mall Sunday evening to make sure it was clear of any suspects.

The FBI, Comal County Sheriff's Department and Bexar County Sheriff's deputies are assisting San Antonio police with the investigation. </s> A woman opened fire at a large food warehouse in Texas early Monday, killing one person and injuring another, authorities said.The alleged shooter, an employee of the warehouse, also died after the incident and subsequent shootout at the Ben E. Keith Foods building in Missouri City, about 20 miles outside of Houston, police said.She allegedly opened fire around 2:30 a.m. when about 20 workers were at the warehouse, ABC Houston station KTRK-TV reported. Responding police engaged the suspect in a shootout and she later died, Missouri City Police Chief Mike Berezi said at a news conference.Her motive is unclear, Berezi said.Authorities did not release the identities of the suspect or the victims but, according to KTRK, the dead victim was a manager.
A gunman opens fire at a Houston shopping center and injures nine people. Responding police kill the shooter afterwards.