Two people are dead and one other hurt after a series of shootings took place within a three-block radius in Houston’s Fifth Ward area Saturday night, police said.
Houston Police Department Assistant Chief Y. Bashir said officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 3500 block of Liberty Road at around 8 p.m.
Two hours later, as officers were investigating the scene, Bashir said gunshots were heard a few blocks away in the 3800 block of Liberty Road.
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