Four killed in overnight shootings in Houston: police

HOUSTON, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed when gunshots rang out across Houston, Texas, overnight, police said Wednesday.

Around 1 a.m. Wednesday, police were called to a Shell station in the city where they found three people wounded by gunshot. One of them died at the hospital. Officers said it may have been a road rage incident.

Around the same time, another person was fatally shot inside a tattoo parlor. Three armed men reportedly walked into the parlor, demanding money. The owner was killed while trying to stop them from robbing his customers.

At about 4:20 a.m. Wednesday police were called to a bar and found a 22-year-old man lying dead with multiple fatal gunshot wounds to his chest.

Police said the man was attending a private party at the bar and had stepped out to make a phone call when he was killed. The man, who was believed to have no affiliation with any gang, may have been mistaken for a rival gang member, police said.

Earlier, a man was shot dead in a parking lot near a warehouse.