3 hospitalized after shooting outside nightclub in southeast Houston

Police investigate a shooting in southeast Houston.

Police say three males were injured in a shooting outside a nightclub in southeast Houston.

The shooting was reported around 3:30 a.m. Monday in the 4800 block of Martin Luther King Blvd.

Police say a security guard at the nightclub had been shot at by unknown suspects from two vehicles.

According to police, the security guard returned fire, and the occupants of both vehicles fled the scene.

Officers were later informed that three men with gunshot wounds had arrived at an area hospital. Their wounds are said to be non-life threatening.

Police say a black vehicle was found a few blocks away with evidence that it had been involved in the shooting.  The other vehicle was described only as being white.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 713-22-TIPS.

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