2 women killed, suspect hurt in attempted murder-suicide near Webster Cinemark theater: Police

WEBSTER, Texas (KTRK) -- Two people are dead after an attempted murder-suicide outside the Cinemark NASA and XD movie theater in Webster.

The Webster Police Department said officers responded to a shooting in the parking lot of the theater in the 2900 block of the I-45 Gulf Freeway on Monday night.

Officers learned that two adult women had been shot and were taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police said the suspect in the shooting suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was also taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Both female victims were pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police initially said the suspect was also pronounced dead. However, in an update from Webster PD, they said the suspect was actually not dead, but still in critical condition at the hospital.

Webster police did not immediately release the names of the victims or the suspect.

It's unclear what exactly led up to the deadly shooting. The investigation is ongoing.

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