Houston taco truck shooting: Man killed on Richmond Ave

A man was shot to death while buying food at a taco truck in southwest Houston early Wednesday morning, police say.

The shooting was reported shortly before 2 a.m. in the 8200 block of Richmond Avenue.

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According to police, the man was buying tacos when a white Mercedes car pulled up, and two masked men got out and started shooting. Police say there were about nine pistol casings on the scene. 

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The man, possibly in his 30s, was struck by the gunfire and died at the scene.

Police say it’s unclear at this time what prompted the shooting.