An unidentified gunman was shot by Houston, Texas police Monday morning, after shooting and injuring at least six people at a strip mall.
According to local reports, the shooter was a black male who fired his revolver at multiple cars in the area. No fatalities have been reported, but six people have been transported to nearby hospitals for their wounds. Police have not confirmed the health status of the shooter.
There have been 359 mass shootings in 2016, according to Mass Shooting Tracker, which defines such shootings as “a single outburst of violence in which four or more people are shot.” On Saturday, a gunman in Washington shot and killed five people at a Macy’s.
UPDATE: The Houston Fire Department reports that the shooting suspect was killed.
UPDATE (3:15pm): Despite early reports about shooting suspect Nathan DeSai, there has been no official confirmation of his racial or ethnic background. Local news station Click 2 Houston was told by a law enforcement source that DeSai was clothed in Nazi gear at the time of the shooting.