Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Texas shooting kills mourner at vigil

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BAYTOWN, Texas — One person was killed and at least 13 others were injured in a drive-by shooting during a candleligh­t vigil near Houston, a sheriff said.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the shooting happened around 6:40 p.m. Sunday when about 50 people were gathered for a celebratio­n of life in Baytown, about 25 miles west of Houston.

“Right as they were releasing the balloons up into the air was when the vehicle came,” he said. “Almost at that exact time is when they opened fire into a crowd.”

Gonzalez said Monday morning that the person who was killed was in their 20s.

Three of the wounded were taken to hospitals by helicopter, Gonzalez said.

Officers were later called to the medical center in Baytown where some of the wounded were taken because a “disturbanc­e” erupted there, Gonzalez said.

No arrests have been announced.

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