3 injured after gunman opens fire on vehicles, exchanges gunfire with HPD near Chicken Plus

Three people were injured Friday morning after an armed man allegedly opened fire on multiple vehicles before exchanging gunfire with Houston police officers in northeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. The shooting happened in the 6300 block of North Wayside Drive, across the street from Chicken Plus, where the area remains blocked off as police investigate. HPD says officers fired at an armed suspect who was shooting at vehicles in the area. The suspect, who is believed to be in his 30s, was armed with a rifle and was taken to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. According to witnesses, the scene unfolded like something out of a movie.

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