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1 dead in shooting over game of dominoes in SE Houston, police say

Houston police said a man was shot and killed over a game of dominoes on Tuesday night.
Credit: KHOU

HOUSTON — A man was shot and killed Tuesday night during what police are calling an argument over a game of dominoes.

It happened around 7 p.m. at an apartment complex in southeast Houston near the intersection of Griggs Road and Martin Luther King Boulevard.

According to police, when responding officers got to the scene, they found a man with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators said the man who was shot and killed was playing dominoes when a fight broke out. They said another man pulled out a gun and opened fire.

Police said the shooter hadn't been taken into custody as of about 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Authorities said they were going to talk to witnesses and see if they could find surveillance video to help them piece together what happened.

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