At least one person was killed and multiple others were in critical condition on Sunday after gunfire erupted at a family barbecue in Houston, the police said.
Officers received calls reporting a shooting just before 1 a.m. local time on Cherryhill Avenue, in the southeastern part of the city, said Assistant Chief Patricia Cantu of the Houston Police Department.
Officers arrived minutes later to find ongoing gunfire and multiple victims, who were relocated to a nearby Jack in the Box restaurant to be assessed and transported to hospitals.
The shooting began after midnight when an “uninvited guest” arrived at the family gathering, Chief Cantu said at a news conference early Sunday morning. After being asked to leave, the uninvited person began shooting and residents returned fire, she said.
