Houston Mall Shooting Live Updates: Police Kill Nathan Desai, Disgruntled Lawyer Armed With Numerous Weapons

UPDATE: 3:06 p.m. EDT -- A man who opened fire near a Houston shopping mall Monday morning was reportedly wearing a Nazi uniform. He was killed in a shootout with police after nine people were injured in the mass shooting, according to media reports.
BREAKING: Suspect in Houston mass shooting wore Nazi uniform https://t.co/VVk8riQVfC pic.twitter.com/447vkaxNNw
— BNO News (@BNONews) September 26, 2016
UPDATE: 1:39 p.m. EDT -- Three of the nine victims in a mass shooting in Houston Monday morning have been released from a local hospital in good condition, according to media reports. Nathan DeSai, a local lawyer, reportedly opened fire on a public street because he was having problems with his law firm.
Memorial Hermann: "3 patients have been discharged in good condition. 2 patients remain: 1 is in good condition & 1 remains in critical"
— Haley Hernandez (@KPRC2Haley) September 26, 2016
UPDATE: 1:25 p.m. EDT -- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said thanked police officers for responding to a mass shooting in Houston Monday morning that left nine people with gun wounds. He said he was praying for the victims.
As details continue to emerge, I am grateful for the prompt response of the @houstonpolice & local first responders. https://t.co/RceWqVPMex
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) September 26, 2016
Heidi and my prayers are with the victims and the families of those affected by the shooting in #Houston this morning.
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) September 26, 2016
UPDATE: 12:50 p.m. EDT -- The father of a man killed by police during a mass shooting in Houston Monday morning said his son "was troubled by a downturn in business at his law office," according to media reports. After the law firm was shut down six months ago, Nathan DeSai continued to represent clients while working from home. The man said he called his son after the shooting, but the call went to voicemail.
Just spoke to Nathan Desai's former partner, Ken McDaniel. He pushed back on reporting suggesting Desai and he had bad blood.
— St. John Barned-Smith ⚔️ (@stjbs) September 26, 2016
UPDATE: 12:20 p.m. EDT -- The business partner of the suspect in a mass shooting Monday morning at a Houston mall said their law practice ended in February when they mutually decided to close it for economic reasons, according to a series of tweets from a local reporter. Ken McDonald, who said he and Nathan Desai had a legal practice together, told Houston Chronicle reporter St. John B. Smith in part that the suspect was "disgruntled."
Just spoke to Nathan Desai's former partner, Ken McDaniel. He pushed back on reporting suggesting Desai and he had bad blood.
— St. John Barned-Smith ⚔️ (@stjbs) September 26, 2016
He said the two made a mutual decision in February to dissolve their law practice because the weak economy had hurt business. https://t.co/bYd4jAItgt
— St. John Barned-Smith ⚔️ (@stjbs) September 26, 2016
McDaniel:
— St. John Barned-Smith ⚔️ (@stjbs) September 26, 2016
“I’m reading stuff online ... he was possibly a fired employee that he was disgruntled. That’s the farthest thing from the truth. https://t.co/1fHpDjt5Bj
...Our partnership dissolved Feb of this year - it was simply a matter of econ. We couldn’t afford to operate as a partnership anymore.” https://t.co/duxrClH9Ii
— St. John Barned-Smith ⚔️ (@stjbs) September 26, 2016
UPDATE: 11:54 a.m. EDT -- There were no additional suspects in a mass shooting in Houston Monday morning that saw police kill a lone gunman who opened fire on a public street. He was not immediately identified, but police said he had worked as a lawyer.
UPDATE: 11:33 a.m. EDT -- Police were investigating a Porsche registered to Nathan Desai, a Texas lawyer, after a mass shooting Monday morning in Houston. Desai, 46, owns a condominuim apartment near where the shooting took place, local media reported.
Yelp review of reoorted #HoustonShooter Nathan Desai. doesn't sound like a guy on the right track... pic.twitter.com/XSK1Gc6Es0
— Southern White Man (@whitemalevoter) September 26, 2016
“@miyashay: Former law firm of Nathan Desai, lawyer whose car is focus of #HoustonShooting investigation. #abc13 pic.twitter.com/U3eISCAUGF”
— Brian Zygo (@bzygo) September 26, 2016
Statement on the horrific shooting in Houston this morning: pic.twitter.com/mubrx2oG9m
— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) September 26, 2016
UPDATE: 11:18 a.m. EDT -- Police say a man who opened fire Monday morning near a Houston shopping mall lived in the area. After he began shooting on a local street, people ran to the mall for cover. Houston police have not named the shooter, but said he was an attorney and "there were issues concerning his law firm."
Houston Police Chief Montalvo said suspect in shooting was a lawyer who was having an issue with his law firm https://t.co/XLdbkK5keN
— NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) September 26, 2016
UPDATE: 11:08 a.m. EDT -- Houston city officials said the threat of a mass shooting was over Monday morning after a gunman left nine people shot and wounded, one critically, near a shopping mall. But residents were still being told to stay away from the area.
Our bomb squad will be checking suspect's vehicle. Crime scene covers a multiple block area near Weslayan at Bissonnet.#hounews
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) September 26, 2016
Original story:
Nine people were shot and wounded, one critically, after a gunman opened Monday morning fire at a mall parking lot in Houston. The suspect was believed to be a disgruntled employee at a local law firm, the Associated Press reported.
Police Chief Martha Montalvo said at a news conference that the shooting began around 6:30 a.m. As police officers arrived at the crime scene, the gunman began firing at them. They returned fire and the man, who was not named, was killed.
"Steady shooting back and forth — it was a lot," Antoine Wilson, who was driving near the area at the time of the shooting, told ABC 13.
Lee Williams, who lives nearby, told ABC 13 he counted 50 shots after police arrived. "Once the police got here, they made me go back to my house," he said. "I heard a lot of back and forth."
Police found numerous weapons near the body and the suspect's Porsche, which was parked nearby. A bomb-squad robot was inspecting the vehicle, which is registered to attorney Nathan Desai.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told KTRK-TV the lawyer was "disgruntled."
"He was either fired or had a bad relationship with this law firm," Turner said. "The investigation is active. It's very, very early. We want to make sure there is no other gunman. We are checking every angle, I can assure you."
The shooting marked the latest incident of violence at a mall in the U.S. in recent days. A mall shooting in Washington state left five people dead Friday. A week earlier, a 20-year-old man stabbed 10 people at a Minnesota mall before he was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer.
#breaking: Per @KPRCAmyDavis Porsche at the center of shooting investigation registered to attorney Nathan Desai #houston @KPRC2
— Mike Friedrich (@FriedrichMedia) September 26, 2016
Suspect vehicle had additional weapons inside. #hounews.
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) September 26, 2016
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