Houston, Sugar Land shootings: Man accused of killing 3 identified

The Brief

  • The man accused of shooting a woman in Sugar Land and then two more people in Houston was identified by police as William Lewis, 42.
  • Police say Lewis was found dead after the shooting spree from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  • Police say the woman who was killed in Sugar Land knew the suspect.

HOUSTON The man accused of shooting and killing three people in Houston and Sugar Land before turning the gun on himself has been identified.

Sugar Land police confirmed the identity of the deceased shooter as 42-year-old William Lewis.

Shooting began in Sugar Land

According to HPD Lt. Larry Crowson, the shooting spree started in Sugar Land. A shooting was reported at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 129000 block of Dairy Ashford Road, near Highway 90.

Sugar Land police said in a statement on Wednesday night that upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered a woman with several gunshot wounds in the driver seat of a white SUV that had gone off the road.

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