Update – Houston Police are investigating a quadruple shooting at 3403 Love Street around 8:50 p.m. on March 27, 2024. Officers responded to several 911 calls about gunshots heard outside 3403 Love Street. At the scene, responding officers found a female unresponsive in the street. The female victim suffered at least one gunshot wound. She was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Witnesses informed officers that there was a large fight in the street among people who knew each other. Three males were also shot. They were transported to area hospitals. HPD says the investigation is ongoing to determine which of the men was the shooter.
Original Story – The Houston Police Department is investigating a shooting at 3400 Love Street. According to HPD, Northeast Patrol officers were dispatched to a shooting call around 9 p.m. on March 27, 2024. At the scene, authorities found an adult female who was suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
The victim was pronounced deceased. While officers were working the crime scene, HPD received a call at 3300 Sumpter Street where an adult male had a graze wound to the leg or ankle. The victim is in stable condition. HPD also attended to another adult male who was shot in the back. The third victim was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.
HPD believes the shooting stems from an ongoing dispute between two families. The families got into a fight in the middle of Love Street and at least one person pulled out a rifle and fired shots.
Another man self-transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. HPD has yet to confirm that the fourth victim is related to this incident.
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