HOUSTON — Houston Police Department homicide investigators are working to find out what sparked a deadly shooting Monday afternoon at a gas station in Midtown.
It happened at the Sunoco store along Fannin Street near Gray Street.
What happened
Police said two men got into an argument inside the store just before 2:20 p.m. They said one man got "physical" with the other man, who then stepped out of the store and fired several shots inside.
Two men were shot. One of them was taken to Ben Taub Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other man was grazed, was treated at the scene and is expected to be OK.
After the shooting, the suspect ran from the scene. Investigators said they're not sure if he went to get in a nearby car or ran the whole time. They said he was in his mid-20s, slim, wearing black clothes and had a red backpack.
Shortly after the shooting, officers surrounded a building about 8 blocks down Fannin. They said they initially thought the shooter was barricaded inside, but later determined that the scene was not related to the shooting.
The investigation
Police said they're working to find out what the motive behind the shooting was because they don't know what the men were arguing about before the shots were fired.
The store owner told police that the shooter had been to the store several times in the past, but not as a customer. He said that when he would call the police, the man would leave.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Houston police at 713-308-3600.
Here's an update the police provided at the scene: