{"id":46896,"date":"2026-08-15T15:57:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46896"},"modified":"2026-08-15T15:57:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:57:27","slug":"texas-police-shoot-gunman-who-fired-at-vehicles-in-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46896","title":{"rendered":"Texas police shoot gunman who fired at vehicles in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2Fhouston-shooting.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261786776610\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A gunman who indiscriminately opened fire on passing cars in\u00a0Houston, striking three people, including a woman and her daughter, was shot by responding police officers, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0shooting\u00a0unfolded at about 11 a.m., when officers responded to reports of someone firing at cars along Wayside Drive.<\/p>\n<p>When they arrived, police found a man with a gun, the Houston Police Department said.<\/p>\n<p>The officers commanded the man to drop the weapon.<\/p>\n<p>At some point, three officers and a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety opened fire on the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>The accused gunman was shot multiple times and taken to a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>No\u00a0officers\u00a0were injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was standing in the median right here,\u201d a witness told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/houston-police-shooting-wayside-drive-st-louis-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KRIV-TV<\/a>. \u201cHe was just shooting at cars coming down Wayside. He didn\u2019t care who was coming which way. He didn\u2019t care who he was shooting at. He didn\u2019t care if there were kids in the car.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A gunman who opened fire on several cars in Houston, Texas, was shot by police on Aug. 14, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">FOX 26 Houston<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The accused gunman was shot multiple times and taken to a hospital. <span class=\"credit\">FOX 26 Houston<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among the targeted vehicles was a car carrying a mother and her daughter, both of whom were struck by gunfire, police said.<\/p>\n<p>A third person traveling in a second vehicle was also shot.<\/p>\n<p>An occupant in a third vehicle managed to escape unharmed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The rear window of a car is shot out after a shooting in Houston on Aug. 14, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">FOX 26 Houston<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>At some point, three officers and a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety opened fire on the suspect. <span class=\"credit\">FOX 26 Houston<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The witness, who identified himself only as David, said he and his coworkers tried to stop cars from traveling toward the gunman.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect has not been publicly identified, and a motive for the shooting has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>The incident is being investigated by the Houston Police Department and\u00a0Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gunman who indiscriminately opened fire on passing cars in\u00a0Houston, striking three people, including a woman and her daughter, was shot by responding police officers, authorities said. The\u00a0shooting\u00a0unfolded at about 11 a.m., when officers responded to reports of someone firing at cars along Wayside Drive. 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