2 Men Were Fatally Shot on a Houston Freeway During Rush Hour — and Killer Is Still at Large

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A freeway shooting during evening rush hour Thursday in Houston, Texas, left two men dead with a “high probability the murders are drug-related,” Houston’s police chief said Friday.

Multiple media reports carried accounts of the incident, as authorities said the manhunt for the suspect continued into Friday afternoon.

Officers at the scene of the shooting.KTRK

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The scene of the shooting.KTRK

An armed witness who happened onto the scene then used his weapon to fire at the suspect, and “saw the suspect turn toward him; he thought he was going to be fired at. He had no idea what was going on,” Dobbins said, reportsNBC News. “He fired several rounds at the suspect. He doesn’t know if he hit the suspect. But it did cause the suspect to run.”

The two victims in the Nissan died at the scene.

According to a statement from police: “Witnesses observed an unknown Hispanic male — possibly in his early 20s, thin build, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and wearing a red shirt — on the freeway running towards the victims’ vehicle, firing multiple times. The unknown suspect then fled the scene in a newer model, dark colored four door sedan, with unknown license plates.”

Police reported finding drugs inside the victims’ vehicle, but did not immediately say if they were tied to the shooting.

“We don’t know exactly what the nexus was behind this,” said Dobbins. “Road rage, an accident, narcotics — we just don’t know yet.”

The investigation and search for the shooter are ongoing.

source: people.com