Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 2 Injured In Triple Shooting In Southeast Houston
An alleged drug dealer was killed and two women were injured when someone shot through their door at the Sampson Motel in southeast Houston.
HOUSTON, TX — Police are investigating a triple shooting in southeast Houston that left one man dead and injured two women.
Police were called to the Sampson Motel in the 2500 block of Sampson Street at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday.
According to a KRIV report, investigators alleged that the man killed was a known drug dealer in the area.
Investigators said the man was in the room with both women, wen another man shot through the door.
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The man inside the room, who has not been identified, was shot in the face and died at the scene.
The two women were injured and taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital and are expected to survive.
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Police have not made any arrests in this case.
This is a developing story.
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