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Raw: Gunmen leave woman and baby on sidewalk as they hijack car in Texas

October 21, 2017

A woman and baby in Houston, Texas were dragged out of their car before four armed men highjacked the vehicle outside a motel on Tuesday, October 17 (Wednesday, NZT).

CCTV footage, released by Houston Police, shows the men pull up in a ditch and begin firing at two men across the road from a motel.

According to reports, a 53-year-old man was killed at the scene during the shooting, while a 22-year-old male was also injured.

The woman and the child were unharmed but shaken.



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