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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Two men were killed and three others were critically injured Sunday after a shooting at a crowded flea market in north Houston, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

The shots rang out just after 1 p.m. at a flea market near 8720 Airline Drive.

HSCO said two men were pronounced dead at the scene and three others were taken to area hospitals in critical condition. Investigators said they believe all five people were involved in the disturbance that led up to the shooting. Officials said they all appear to be in their early- to mid-20s and likely knew each other. They do not believe the shooting was random.

  • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Is it weird I'm relieved it's just an old fashioned random mass shooting and not an indicator of the rising tide of fascism?

    • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Interestingly enough, US looks a lot like US in the 1870's. A financial panic (depression) around the corner that would last five years, a gilded age bringing about great wealth for the rich and massive inequality for everyone else, and an intense increase in white supremacist violence after the KKK had been suppressed. So based on that trajectory, there could be chuds successfully performing a coup against Democratic governors and the military being sent to take out labor strikes.