A child has died while four others including a second child were shot while at Texas flea market on Sunday afternoon – with the gunman still on the run.
Police said that the shooter opened fire following an argument at the Cole’s Antique Village & Flea Market in Pearland, near Houston, off North Main Street, south of the Beltway just after 5:30pm.
All five who were shot were taken to local area hospitals but a child did not survive. The condition of the other four who were shot is not currently known.
Police said they did not think it was a targeted attack and was instead an isolated incident between the people involved in the argument.
Chad Rogers, public informational officer for Pearland Police Department, gives a statement to the media after a shooting outside Cole’s Antique Village and Flea Market on Sunday night
Members of Brazoria County Sheriff’s Department block the road leading to Cole’s Antique Village and Flea Market after a shooting outside in Pearland, Texas, near Houston
Houston Police cars block access to Main Street near Sam Houston Parkway. A manhunt was underway late Sunday after a gunman shot at least five people outside the flea market
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The Houston Police Department and Harris County Precinct 2 Constable’s are assisting Pearland Police in the response and sent their patrol cars to the scene and to help block off roads.
No description of the gunman has yet been released.
Chad Rogers, Public Information Officer for the Pearland Police Department said the area is still an active scene and a manhunt was underway for the shooter.
During a late night press conference, Rogers said the shooting occurred between two people who did not know one another.
Police said the two were armed with guns and exchanged gunfire inside the market.
One eyewitness spoke to ABC13 and said they heard what sounded like ‘blasts in the distance.’
Chad Rogers said one child had died in the shooting while three adults were also shot along with another youngster
At least five people have been shot at a Texas flea market on Sunday – and the gunman is still on the run
Law enforcement reported that the assailant fired several shots, and as of now, the perpetrator has not been apprehended
It is not known what led up to the shooting. The conditions of the victims were not immediately known