Conflict · Houston shootingHouston Random Rifle Attack on Cars Leaves 3 HurtAired August 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Three people driving through a Houston0:01neighborhood were hit when a man [music]0:03in his 30s opened fire at random on0:06moving vehicles with an automatic0:08semi-automatic high-powered rifle,0:10turning ordinary traffic into a shooting0:12scene. The victims include a mother and0:14daughter, and all three are in stable0:15condition after a bystander warned0:17others to take cover as shots were0:19fired. Officers ordered the gunman to0:21drop the rifle. He ignored the commands,0:24and officers returned fire, striking him0:26more than once and taking him to a0:28hospital. The gunman has not been0:30publicly identified or charged. The0:32attack is described as isolated, and the0:34motive and mental state remain unknown0:36while the investigation continues. The0:38precise timeline is unresolved, with0:40accounts differing on whether the0:41shooting occurred the morning of August0:4314th [music] or on August 15th, and the0:45account has not yet been independently0:47corroborated, leaving the rifle's0:49precise type [music] and how it was0:50obtained also unresolved. Like and0:53follow for more stories that matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗