HOUSTON — A woman was killed Wednesday in a shooting, according to the Houston Police Department.
The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 5500 block of De Soto Street, in northwest Houston.
HPD said an officer who was working an extra job at the complex heard gunfire and went to investigate. The officer found the suspect standing over a man and a woman and saw him fire several shots, HPD Assistant Chief Ben Tien said.
The officer confronted the suspect, who then started walking away, Tien said. A woman, who Tien said was an innocent victim, was driving by at about the same time. HPD said when she slowed down for a speed bump, the suspect reached inside her vehicle and fired several shots, killing her.
HPD said a Harris County Precinct 1 deputy was in the area investigating another crime reportedly committed by the suspect. When authorities approached the suspect, he surrendered, Houston police said.
The two victims in the initial shooting were taken to an area hospital in stable condition, according to HPD.
The investigation is just getting started, but police said they did recover a knife and a gun when the suspect was taken into custody. He has not been interviewed, so police said they do not know what led up to the shooting or what his motivation was.