Houston motel taking pictures leaves 3 useless, together with gunman

A person killed two folks at a Houston motel then wounded two others by opening hearth into the parking zone earlier than dying in a shootout with police, authorities mentioned.
The shootings occurred late Sunday on the Palace Inn motel in northwest Houston, government police chief Matt Slinkard mentioned.
A person, believed to be about 35 years previous, killed two folks then opened hearth from the motel balcony on officers who had been responding, Slinkard mentioned. Two folks within the parking zone had been wounded, however no officers had been harm.

Asst. Chief @BTien5 briefs media on deadly taking pictures on the North Freeway close to West Gulf Bank Rd. #hounews https://t.co/c2lRMuqgN7
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) July 19, 2021
 
The officers returned hearth and the gunman was pronounced useless on the scene, although police haven’t but decided whether or not he died from the officers’ gunfire or a self-inflicted wound, Slinkard mentioned.
Police didn’t instantly know why the person killed the 2 folks. There’s no proof that the shooter knew the 2 victims or that it was a home violence scenario, Slinkard mentioned.

“It’s a horrific and tragic scene,” he mentioned.