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Person Dead After Being Shot In Chest In Houston's Independence Heights Area
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 8, 3:16 PM CDT
updated Oct 8, 5:07 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KPRC 2 (NBC), KRIV and KHOU, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A 70-year-old man died after being shot in Houston's Independence Heights neighborhood, KHOU reported. Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting, in which the victim was shot in the chest, according to KRIV and KPRC 2 (NBC).
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Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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