Northwest Houston police officers outside a home on the 1400 block of Baggett on Nov. 24, 2022. An adult male and female were killed at the home in a domestic shooting and a second adult male and 15 year old male were transported in critical condition.
A man believed to be a former spouse entered a Houston-area home and shot four people who were celebrating Thanksgiving, killing two and wounding two others Thursday evening.
A woman and a man were pronounced dead at the scene. A second man was in critical condition and a 15-year-old boy was in stable condition at a hospital, Houston Police Department Assistant Chief Patricia Cantu said.
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WATCH HEREPolice did not identify the suspect and an arrest was not immediately made, but Cantu said the shooter was believed to be the former spouse of the woman who was killed in the shooting reported at 9:18 p.m. on the 1500 block of Bagget Lane.
"The families were celebrating, they just finished eating. The suspect, who is known to be the ex-husband of the deceased female, came into the back door and just started firing at the people inside the house," Cantu said.
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SIGN UP "There were four other people inside the house. As soon as they heard the shooting, they ran to the rooms for safety," Cantu said. "The suspect discharged multiple rounds and even reloaded his weapon at the scene."
The shooting was a "domestic-related incident," Cantu said.
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Cantu said the wanted man and the deceased woman had a child together but she wasn't immediately clear if they had been married or dating.
Friends were invited to the dinner and police were unsure whether the victims were related or who owned the home, Cantu said.
