4 dead after man sets fire to homes, shoots residents as they escape, Texas cops say

Fort Worth Star Telegram via Yahoo ^ | 08/28/2022 | Mitchell Willetts

[DFG]

Mitchell Willetts Sun, August 28, 2022 at 10:07 AM Four people are dead after an armed Texas man set fire to several homes and ambushed residents as they ran outside to escape the flames, according to Houston police.

The Houston Fire Department responded to a call around 1:07 a.m. Aug. 28, from an address on the 8000 block of Dunlap Street, on the city’s southwest side, police Chief Troy Finner said at a press briefing. But as soon as they arrived, gunshots rang out, forcing firefighters to run for cover.

In a parking lot across the street, a 40-year-old man dressed in all black laid in wait with a shotgun, Finner said. As residents poured out of the multiple unit building, he opened fire on them.

A Houston police officer showed up to the scene shortly after the shooting began, and they spotted the suspect firing from the parking lot, according to Finner. The officer shot the suspect, killing him.

Three others were killed, including two men in their 60s and another man in his 40s, according to police.

With the shooter taken down, firefighters were able to respond to the blaze, Finner said, and at least two people were pulled from the burning building.

[DFG]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-houston-tenant-kills-3-152307487.html

[rarestia]

My tin foil hat is itchy.

[MD Expat in PA]

You should try washing your hair more often.

[yelostar]

Suggestions for new state motto:

Texas - A Happening Place

The Hot Mess of Texas

[jacknhoo]

Too many people place no value on human life.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

from a different source:

HPD confirmed that the suspect died and described him as a Black man in his 40s.

[glorgau]

> Too many people place no value on human life.

Not enough public hangings to discourage the ferals.

[Robert DeLong]

So, it was one tenant who had a beef with the other tenants, and decided to go scorched earth. and commit suicide by cop on himself, while killing a couple of his neighbors.

[aquila48]

““I’ve seen things that I haven’t seen before in 32 years, and it’s happening time and time again,” Finner said.”

We all have.

This country has become a dumpster.

[BenLurkin]

Best served cold.

[csvset]

Another source says

Based on preliminary information, an unidentified man was evicted recently

[dainbramaged]

Sounds like the what the Rojos did the the Baxters in “A Fistful of Dollars”. Set fire to the house and shoot them as they run out. Extremely cold blooded.

[A Navy Vet]

"My tin foil hat is itchy."

Why? This is happening more frequently around the country. I read about it almost every day.

[BipolarBob]

I remember that. Ramon was quite the funster.

[Steely Tom]

Memory hole.

[Salamander]

is it glowing?

[I want the USA back]

The insane anger and rage shows no sign of letting up. Where does it come from?

[joma89]

The shooter was not identified which means it wad an obama son.

[TigerHawk]

HEAR! HEAR!