HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As people across the city welcomed in 2022, investigators in southwest Houston responded to the first murder of the new year.
Houston police responded to a fight that led to gunfire in the 11700 block of Wilcrest near Bellfort just after 2 a.m. Saturday.
Homicide investigators said a woman and her boyfriend were leaving Five Nine Bar and Lounge when they got into a verbal argument with a group of men in the parking lot.
The argument escalated into a fist fight involving multiple people, police said.
That’s when two men pulled out guns and fired multiple rounds in all directions. A witness told abc13 she heard gunshots then later realized the shooting was happening outside in the parking lot and a gunshot victim was on the ground near the front door.
The woman, identified as 24-year-old Italia McGregor, was shot twice and pronounced dead at the scene.
A family member told abc13 McGregor is a mother of three and her youngest child is 2-months-old.
A 23-year-old man and a 31-year-old man were also shot, police said. One of the men was treated at the scene and the other was taken to a local hospital, where he has since been released. Investigators said they found 15 to 20 shell casings at the scene.
Witnesses described a chaotic and traumatic scene.
HPD released surveillance images of the two men they believe are responsible for the shooting. Investigators said they fled the scene in a white Dodge Charger.
Anyone with information on the identities or whereabouts of the two suspects is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
