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Suspect Charged in Gulfton Nightclub Shooting That Killed 1 and Injured 3

Detectives now place the shooting at an after-hours club in Ashcroft Plaza, with the sequence of events and motive still under review.

Overview

  • Houston police said a suspect has been charged in the case and was among the wounded taken to a hospital, with another injured person identified as related to the shooter.
  • Officers found one person dead and another critically injured at Ashcroft Plaza around 6 a.m. Sunday, with two additional gunshot victims reported at a hospital about an hour earlier.
  • Investigators now say the gunfire began at the Ashcroft Plaza venue after initial accounts pointed to a separate club on Rampart Street that showed no evidence of a shooting.
  • Family members identified one victim as 34-year-old Jesus Baca, a father of five who was shot in the head and remains in critical condition, according to relatives.
  • Police say the violence followed an argument, the names of the suspect and the person killed have not been released, and investigators are asking the public for tips.