Moment Houston man snaps after a month-long feud over who won a foot race and opens fire on his rival outside of a barbershop - also hitting two bystanders
- A Houston man snapped after a month-long feud over who won a foot race after spotting his rival outside of a barbershop on Saturday and opening fire
- Three people received gunshot injuries during the shooting, which took place around 3pm in the northeast part of the city
- The shooting took place in front of the Mean Kutz barbershop in the northeast part of the city
- 'There were two males that were arguing outside the barbershop here over who ran a race faster,' said Houston Police Dept Assistant Chief Wendy Baimbridge
- 'So at that point, one of the victims started walking away from the argument. The suspect then shot him twice in the shoulder' she added
- It still isn't clear whether the shooter was the race's disputed winner or loser, with neither the victims nor the shooter having been identified as of Sunday This is the moment a Houston man finally snapped after a month-long feud over who won a foot race after spotting his rival outside of a barbershop on Saturday and opening fire.
The gunman had been walking past Mean Kutz in the northeastern part of the city around 3pm on Saturday, when he saw his fellow race runner.
Surveillance footage from a nearby liquor store shows the gunman shooting at his rival from behind a car.The victim was shot twice in the shoulder, and two bystanders were also hit; one sustained gunshot wounds to their rear end and the other in the arm.
'There were two males that were arguing outside the barbershop here over who ran a race faster,' Houston Police Department Assistant Chief Wendy Baimbridge told KTRK.
'So at that point, one of the victims started walking away from the argument. The suspect then shot him twice in the shoulder.'
This is the moment a Houston man finally snapped after a month-long feud over who won a foot race after spotting his rival outside of a barbershop on Saturday and opening fire
The gunman had been walking past Mean Kutz in the northeastern part of the city around 3pm on Saturday, when he saw his fellow race runner. Surveillance footage shows the gunman shooting at his rival from behind a car
The victim was shot twice in the shoulder, and two bystanders were also hit; one sustained gunshot wounds to their rear end and the other in the arm
The victims and the gunman have not yet been identified.
One of the shooting victims was taken to nearby Kingwood Hospital to be treated, with the other two being taken to Memorial Hospital, none of which suffered life-threatening injuries.
However, all three are expected to survive according to authorities. The suspect eventually fled the scene in a black Nissan Frontier traveling eastbound from the barbershop, however KTRK reports police do not yet have the car's license plate numbers.
The victims and the gunman have not yet been identified. Pictured is the scene after the shooting
Cops arrived on the scene of the shooting on Saturday. Police say that the suspect is still at large as as they continue to investigate
The gunman had been walking past Mean Kutz when he saw his rival inside
Three people received gunshot injuries during the shooting, which took place around 3pm in the northeast part of the city
'I just came to get a haircut but that didn’t go as planned,' one woman who witnessed the shooting told the outlet.
Police say that the suspect is still at large as as they continue to investigate.
Elsewhere in Houston, three other people were injured after a gunman opened fire inside a North Freeway motel around 9am earlier the same day, according to ABC13.
However, the extent of the victims' injuries weren't not immediately released.
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