50-year-old man shot and killed in apartment complex parking lot in SW Houston, police say

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Saturday, December 9, 2023
St. James Place Apartments shooting: Man killed during argument with group of men in parking lot on Wanda Lane, Houston police say
Police are searching for a group of men who took off after a 50-year-old was shot and killed during an argument outside the St. James Place Apartments in southwest Houston.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston police are investigating a shooting after a man was killed when an argument outside a southwest Houston apartment complex escalated on Saturday morning.

The Houston Police Department said the shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. at the St. James Place Apartments in the 6500 block of Wanda Lane near Fondren Road.

First responders pronounced the 50-year-old man dead at the scene, according to police.

According to investigators, the 50-year-old was arguing with six men in the parking lot when someone in the group pulled out a gun and killed him.

Houston police said two of the men ran away while four others escaped in a vehicle.

Investigators are looking for the suspects and a getaway car, and haven't disclosed what led to the argument.