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1 killed, 3 injured in drive-by shooting in U.S. city of Houston

Xinhua, September 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

One person was killed and three others were injured late Wednesday in a drive-by shooting in northeast Houston, the largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, police said Thursday.

The shooting occurred around 11:56 p.m. Wednesday (0456 GMT Thursday) near the Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston police said.

A young woman was found dead at the scene, while the three injured, all male, were sent to a nearby hospital for medical treatment and their conditions are not clear.

Currently, the police have no information on the suspects or the vehicle they were in at the time of the shooting.

The cause of the incident is under investigation. Endi