http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/us/gunman-houston-mall.html 2016-09-26 16:46:46 Houston Shooting Leaves Gunman Dead and Nine Others Injured Near Mall, Police Say The gunman was a lawyer who had issues with his law firm, the police said at a news conference. Nine other people were injured. === A gunman was shot dead after opening fire on Monday morning near a shopping center and an apartment complex, injuring nine other people, Richard Mann, a Fire Department assistant chief, told reporters that the shooter “was neutralized,” and the Houston Police Department At a news conference later Monday, the interim police chief, Martha Montalvo, said the suspect, who was not immediately identified, was a lawyer who had issues with his law firm. His vehicle also contained weapons, she added. Officials said six people were taken to the hospital with injuries: one was in critical condition, another was listed as serious, and three others were treated at the site of the shooting. The shooting occurred near the intersection of Weslayan and Bissonnet Streets, close to a strip mall and an apartment complex, Mr. Mann said. Some witnesses said windows in several cars in the parking lot of the shopping complex were shattered. Witnesses told local television stations that they had heard several gunshots around 7:25 a.m. Eastern. “Steady shooting back and forth — it was a lot,” said Antoine Wilson, An unidentified woman told the TV station that she had been driving to work when she heard the gunfire. Her car was struck from the front and side, she said, but she kept driving, pulling around a corner until she came to a stop. “I could still hear shots being fired on the streets,” she said, her arm bloody from broken glass. Lee Williams, who said he lives near the site of the gunfire, told ABC 13 that he was outside and tried to direct traffic away. “Once the police got here, they made me go back to my house,” he said. “I heard a lot of back and forth,” he said, adding that he had counted about 50 shots. Mr. Williams retreated to his front porch but was close enough to hear the police radios say, “He is down.”