Suspect eludes police after fatally shooting man outside apartment
A shooter on the run after gunning down a man outside his family’s apartment sparked a SWAT scene Sunday morning in southwest Houston.
The violence broke out just before 1 a.m. at the Los Arcos Apartments on Fondren near Ludington. Houston police responded to a call for shots fired and arrived to find a man lying dead on the sidewalk.
His family was home inside the apartment and heard the gunfire. It’s not clear exactly what sparked the multiple shots, but witnesses told police there was “some type of argument” before the slaying.
The shooter had already fled on foot by the time police arrived, but a witness claimed to know the gunman’s identity and cooperated with police.
Initially, police said they hoped to ID the shooter and pursue charges, but within hours officers and hostage negotiators had surrounded a nearby location where the suspect was believed to be hiding.
Police and a SWAT team fan ned out into the neighborhood and posted up outside the suspect’s home near Cambridge Glen and Sandpiper.
“This is a murder suspect; we consider him dangerous,” Executive Assistant Chief Troy Finner told reporters.
“If you kill somebody, you’re suspected of killing somebody, you’re considered dangerous.”
But when authorities finally got a warrant for the home, they burst in only to find the gunman had already left. Police believe he came to the home before fleeing.
Authorities did not offer clues as to where the suspect might be hiding. The wanted man has a criminal history, police said, but they declined to name him.