3 dead, 2 injured in related Houston shootings

The fourth victim on Southwind was seen pressing a blood-soaked rag against the side of his head as he walked into an ambulance under his own power.

Less than 30 minutes after officers arrived on Southwind, they received another call for a shooting in the 9300 block of Clearway Drive, which is tucked away in a small neighborhood nine minutes south of Southwind off of Martin Luther King Boulevard.

When officers and paramedics arrived on the Clearway Drive scene, they found two men inside a white Chevrolet Impala, one of whom was shot, Lopez said. The second man was uninjured.

Medics took the victim from Clearway Drive to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Officers quickly gathered that the two scenes were connected, and believe the Impala found on Clearway is the same sedan used by the shooter on Southwind. However, detectives are still trying to determine if the two men found in the Impala on Clearway were involved in the shooting on Southwind, Lopez said.

On Southwind, officers only found 9mm shell casings, while casings found inside the Impala on Clearway were fired from some type of rifle, Lopez said. No weapons were found at either scene. 

Witnesses from the Southwind scene and the man found in the Impala on Clearway are not cooperating with detectives, Lopez said.

The man found in the Impala was detained for questioning as of 3 p.m