Shooter On The Run After Killing Two People On Houston Highway After Car Accident

Houston police are urging anyone who witnessed or has information on the shooting of two motorists Thursday evening on Interstate 10.

What began as a crash involving two cars headed eastbound on Interstate 10, turned fatal. Houston Police Assistant Chief Bobby Dobbins said during a news conference, “One of the vehicles struck the other vehicle and spun it out, similar to a pit maneuver.”

Two occupants of the vehicle that rammed the other car got out, Dobbins continued, revealing one was carrying a gun. The shooter, described by a witness as a Hispanic male, fired multiple shots at the car that had been hit as it rolled down a hill.

Dobbins said police found narcotics in the car of the two victims, who were both middle-aged black men, but did not further identify them. “Road rage? An accident? Narcotics? We just don’t know, yet so I won’t speculate,” he added.

According to CNN, one of the witnesses who had a pistol in his car, fired several shots at the shooter once he turned towards him. It’s unclear whether a bullet from the witness struck the initial gunman. He ran back up the hill, got into his car and sped away, Dobbins said.

“We don’t have a good description of the (shooter’s) vehicle,” he said. “We believe it was a sedan, but we cannot tell you the model yet.”