HOUSTON – A man and woman are dead following a shooting inside the lobby of a hotel in downtown Houston, according to Houston police.
Police responded to reports of a shooting at the Marriott Marquis Houston Hotel located at 1777 Walker Street around 3:30 p.m.
HPD commanders and PIO en route to a shooting at 1777 Walker Street. Preliminary info is two persons are deceased in the lobby of a hotel. Shooting occurred about 3:30 pm
It appears to be a murder-suicide incident.
Further info will be released at the scene. #HouNews pic.twitter.com/FgVSSVQSfR
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) September 7, 2021
According to Houston police chief Troy Finner, a man in his late 30s shot a woman in her early 20s to death before turning the gun on himself.
Finner said the man and the woman arrived at the hotel in separate vehicles but met inside of the lobby and looked to be having a conversation with one another before the shooting.
Investigators said they cannot determine the relationship between the man and the woman at this time, but according to surveillance video and witnesses on the scene, the two seemed to know one another.
The identities of the man and woman have not yet been released.
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