NINE INJURED, GUNMAN KILLED IN HOUSTON SHOOTING

WASHINGTON: A gunman opened fire in Houston yesterday, wounding nine people before police shot and killed him. The shooter was said to be a Houston-area lawyer, and police were investigating if the shooting was due to “issues at his firm”. Of the nine injured, six were sent to hospitals while three were treated and released near the scene of the incident. One person was in critical condition and another in serious condition, police said, adding that there were no indications of any others being involved. Police responded to reports of a shooting at 6.29am local time and engaged the suspect, who was “firing actively at the officers”, resulting in him being killed. – AFP