Police release new details in deadly Houston strip center shooting

Police release new details in deadly Houston strip center shooting

Lupita Villarreal, Michelle Choi, Jaime E. Galvan

Mon, February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM UTC

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A shooting at a strip center in northeast Houston left six people wounded, one fatally, after multiple individuals began shooting during an altercation in a parking lot behind the center.
Victims included a 24-year-old man who died at the scene, two teenage males in stable condition, and three additional victims who took themselves to nearby hospitals and were also reported to be in stable condition.
The shooting occurred during a large trail-ride gathering with possibly hundreds of people present, leading to a chaotic scene captured on surveillance video, with authorities recovering more than 50 shell casings from pistols and rifles scattered across the parking lot.

Houston police have released new details about a shooting that left six people wounded — one of them fatally — Saturday night at a strip center in northeast Houston.

The shooting happened around 10:15 p.m. Saturday at 11330 Homestead Road, south of East Little York, according to the Houston Police Department.

Police said officers with the Northeast Patrol Division were initially called to the area for a traffic hazard, after several vehicles blocked surrounding roadways during a large trail-ride gathering. As officers worked to clear the roadway, gunshots were heard in a nearby parking lot behind the strip center.

Investigators said multiple people began shooting during an altercation as a large crowd dispersed and fled the area.

Victims and conditions

One man, 24 years old, was located at the scene and taken by Houston Fire Department paramedics to Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been released pending notification of family members.

Police also found two teenage males, ages 15 and 16, suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were taken to area hospitals and were reported to be in stable condition.

Investigators later learned that three additional victims had taken themselves to nearby hospitals:

A 19-year-old man
A 20-year-old woman
A 22-year-old woman

All three were also reported to be in stable condition.

In total, six people were shot.

Large crowd and scene details

Authorities said a very large crowd, possibly in the hundreds, was present at the time of the shooting.

KHOU 11 obtained surveillance video showing a chaotic scene leading up to the violence, including a packed parking lot filled with cars, people riding horses, ATVs and other vehicles.

An employee at a grocery store in the strip center told KHOU 11 the gathering began around 1:30 p.m., with groups arriving throughout the afternoon. The employee said similar gatherings happen annually but said this one quickly overwhelmed businesses.

“But they didn’t leave,” the employee said, adding that bathrooms were clogged, stores were vandalized, and parking lot lights were eventually shut off in an attempt to disperse the crowd.

The employee also told KHOU 11 that workers and nearby residents called police multiple times before the shooting occurred.

Investigation ongoing

Police said investigators believe there may have been multiple shooters. No suspects have been identified.

Homicide detectives remained at the scene throughout the night and into Sunday morning. Police said it took approximately 13 hours to process the large crime scene.

KHOU 11 confirmed that investigators recovered more than 50 shell casings from pistols and rifles scattered across the parking lot.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).

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