HOUSTON, Texas – A man is dead after a shooting inside a home in Houston’s East End Thursday morning.
Houston police say the shooting happened around midnight at a home where multiple people lived.
Officers initially said the suspect fled the scene on foot, but investigators later confirmed they have located the suspect.
According to police, the victim was a man in his late 30s who lived in the home with an older woman he referred to as his godmother.
Investigators say the suspect is the woman’s biological son, a man in his late 20s, who also lived at the home.
Police say the suspect had been away from the house and returned briefly. Investigators say he walked through the front door and began shooting with a pistol. Officers say four shots were fired, and the victim was struck twice.
Houston Fire Department paramedics transported the victim to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
This remains an ongoing investigation. Anyone with additional information is urged to contact Houston police.