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No less than one man is lifeless in a Texas freeway capturing involving outlaw bike gang members, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a press release.
A 32-year-old man was shot Friday after 11 a.m. alongside Interstate 45 in Spring, and later transported to a neighborhood hospital the place he died from his wounds, in response to the legislation enforcement company.
“The people concerned are all believed to be affiliated with outlaw bike gangs,” the assertion mentioned.
The company went on to say they’re conscious of one other incident that occurred in Walker County involving a further bike gang capturing.
“There are energetic investigations involving a number of businesses to find out if each incidents are associated. These shootings seem like gang-related and it’s believed there isn’t any risk to most people presently,” the assertion mentioned.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Workplace Public Info Offficer Steven Squier instructed CNN affiliate KHOU one other man could have additionally been shot with non-life-threatening accidents of their jurisdiction.
“We’re additionally conscious that there’s one other incident in Walker County involving fatalities and a critically injured particular person which will presumably be associated,” Squier mentioned. The investigation is ongoing, he mentioned.
CNN has reached out to the Walker County, Texas, Sheriff’s Workplace for extra particulars on the incident there.
The Huntsville Police Division mentioned in a publish on Fb that it “investigating a significant incident” on Interstate 45. The publish mentioned that I-45 northbound will probably be closed for a number of hours.
Huntsville is positioned in Walker County. Each counties the place the incidents occurred are north of Houston.