HPD looking for suspect in double shooting at Upper Kirby bar and restaurant

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston police are looking for a suspected shooter after they say two men were injured at a restaurant in Upper Kirby on Wednesday night.

The Houston Police Department said the double shooting happened at Confessions, a bar and restaurant located along Kirby Drive and Richmond Avenue.

The victims, who HPD says are both in their 20s, are currently in local hospitals, according to a lieutenant with the department.

"They're both in very critical condition," Lt. R. Willkens said.

Willkens said this started when two men attempted to take jewelry from the suspected shooter. He said that led to an altercation involving multiple people inside the restaurant.

"They start having a fist fight," he said. "They're beating this guy up pretty bad."

That's when the shots were fired, according to the lieutenant.

"We don't know where he got the gun from," Willkens said. "He started shooting randomly."

Willkens said it's unknown if the two men who were shot are the same ones who tried to take the suspected shooter's necklaces.

"Investigators are going to get over here and get to the bottom of it," he said.

The lieutenant said the shooter ran off following the shooting.

In a statement, the restaurant's owner, Sterling Lewis, said they are working with HPD throughout the investigation.

"Confessions does not condone violence of any kind, and we maintain a zero-tolerance policy for any behavior that compromises the safety and well-being of our guests and staff," the statement read, in part.

Willkens asked anyone with information to contact the Houston Police Department's major assaults division at 713-308-8800.