HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say two people have been killed and three more were taken to a hospital after a shooting at a Houston bustling flea market. The incident happened at 8729 Airline Drive in north Houston.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says the Sunday shooting at the open-air market arose from an “altercation” that involved at least two guns and all five of the people. He says no “innocent bystanders” were injured.
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Deputies say one of the men who was hospitalized is a possible suspect, and two more possible suspects were questioned by police. Thousands of people were shopping at the market 14 miles north of Houston’s downtown when the shooting began around 1 p.m.
The sheriff said multiple shots were fired and that authorities recovered two pistols from the scene. The incident remains under investigation.
