HOUSTON — A woman is dead after she was hit by a stray bullet when two groups of men got into a fight at a hookah bar in southwest Houston early Sunday morning, police say.
According to the Houston Police Department, this happened around 1:20 a.m. when two groups of two men were kicked out of the Vegas Hookah Bar & Grill located near the Southwest Freeway and Beltway 8.
As the two groups of men were leaving, at least one of them pulled out a gun and shot several times, hitting an innocent bystander and a man.
The bystander, a 34-year-old woman, died at the scene. Her name hasn't been released.
The 29-year-old man who was shot was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
Two other men, including the one who opened fire, ran off.
Witnesses couldn't describe the suspects.
Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or speak anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
Watch the update police gave at the scene: