Houston Police says three people killed in shooting

[March 11, 2021]    (Reuters) - Three people were killed and a fourth person was wounded and taken to hospital after a shooting in Houston, police said early on Thursday.

"Homicide/Shooting: 6000 Ranchester. Four victims shot. Three deceased. One transported to area hospital," Houston Police said in a tweet.

No suspect was identified after the shootings late Wednesday, Officer Richard Gunke of the Houston Police Department told the New York Times newspaper. A motive was not immediately clear.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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