Gunman kills three in Sugar Land to Houston spree, self-inflicted

A suspected gunman killed three people in a series of shootings that began in Sugar Land and ended in Houston on Wednesday afternoon before apparently turning the gun on himself, police said. The incidents began around midday near Highway 90 in Sugar Land, continued at a mechanic shop roughly seven miles southeast, and concluded when officers found the suspect dead in his vehicle about two miles farther on, authorities said.

Sugar Land police said the first shooting occurred around 12:30 p.m. when a driver fired at a woman in another vehicle. The woman was treated at the scene and transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, officials said. About 30 to 45 minutes later Houston police responded to a shooting at a mechanic shop where a worker and a nearby man who had been recording the confrontation were shot and killed as the suspect left the scene.

Houston Police Department Lieutenant Larry Crowson said descriptions of the shooter and his vehicle matched accounts from both locations. The suspect was later found dead in his vehicle from an apparent self inflected gunshot wound. Authorities have not publicly identified the victims or the suspect. Crowson said...