Police responded to gunfire early Saturday morning. One person was killed and several others detained for questioning.
BELLAIRE, Texas — One person is dead after what police believe was an exchange of gunfire between two groups of people in Bellaire early Saturday morning.
Just after 3 a.m., a Bellaire police officer on patrol heard multiple gunshots near Bellaire Boulevard and South Rice Avenue. When the officer checked the area, they found three “agitated” people outside a vehicle in the parking lot of a gas station on Bellaire Boulevard.
Police said those three people said they were robbed by a group of men in a gray Honda sedan that took off westbound on Bellaire. Officers found several shell casings scattered nearby.
A short time later, assisting agencies spotted a gray Honda in another parking lot at on Bellaire Boulevard. Two men were trying to help a third man who had been shot multiple times. Officers began CPR, but the man was pronounced dead a little before 3:30 p.m., police said.
Investigators believe gunfire may have been exchanged between the groups. Everyone involved has been detained as the investigation continues.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bellaire Police Department at (713) 668-0487.
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