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HOUSTON – Authorities confirmed the death of at least two people after a shooting broke out shortly after noon this Sunday at the facilities of one of the largest fleas in Houston.
The incident occurred around 1 pm in one of the sectors of the flea Tía Pancha, located on Airline Street between Gulf Bank and Canino.
Update 2: a busy Sunday at the flea market w thousands of patrons when this incident went down. For now, it appears the wounded were all likely participants in the altercation, no innocent bystanders injured as far as we know. At least 2 pistols recovered, multiple shots fired. https://t.co/pzsNIQMQfe
—Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) May 15, 2022
Sheriff Ed González confirmed the two fatalities and announced that two other people had been shot and taken to the hospital. No further information was given on the condition of the victims who were taken to hospital.
The other two victims died at the scene.
Thousands of people attend the Tia Pancha flea on weekends and on Sundays is when more people come to visit the different stalls and other attractions that include dance halls.
Said flea has been the site of shootings in the past and it is not the first time that people have been shot to death in its facilities.
News in development, we will be updating.