Suspect Shot, Killed After 9 Wounded In Houston Strip Mall Shooting
HOUSTON (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Houston police say the suspect is dead in a shooting near a strip mall that wounded nine people.
Police said on Twitter that the suspected shooter was "DOA,'' describing the shooting scene as still active but contained.
Six people injured in the attack were taken to area hospitals, police said. Another three victims were treated on the scene.
Police said via Twitter Monday that an "active shooter at Weslayan and Bissonnet has been shot by our officers'' and that there are no reports of other suspects "at this time.''
The Houston police chief says that the suspect was a lawyer and that they were investigating possible issues with his law firm.
Chief Martha Montalvo did not identify the shooter at Monday's news conference.
Houston police said on Twitter they were working to clear the suspect's vehicle after additional weapons were found inside, then move the investigation to the suspect's apartment.
Police say the FBI is on the scene assisting with the investigation.
The shooting comes days after a shooting at a Washington state mall that left five people dead. On Sept. 17, a 20-year-old man stabbed 10 people at a Minnesota mall before being shot to death by an off-duty police officer.
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