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Man Shot by Police in Houston After Allegedly Shooting 3 People in Passing Vehicles

Police said three people were injured and the suspect was hospitalized after officers exchanged gunfire with him.

  • On Friday around 11 a.m., an armed man opened fire on vehicles in the 6300 block of North Wayside Drive in northeast Houston, and the Houston Police Department says officers confronted the suspect shortly after.
  • Witnesses described the suspect standing in the median with an AK-47-style rifle, firing indiscriminately at passing cars; witness David said, "He didn't care who he was shooting at."
  • Three people, including a mother and daughter, were struck by gunfire; the injured victims sought help at nearby HFD Fire Station 43 and are currently in stable condition.
  • Police arrived about 20 minutes after the shooting began, and three HPD officers and a DPS Trooper fired their weapons at the suspect after he failed to obey commands to drop his rifle.
  • The suspect remains in the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, though authorities have not released his identity, as investigators continue to process the scene on Wayside.
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KRIV broke the news on Friday, August 14, 2026.
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