KATY, Texas – One man is dead and another is recovering in the hospital after investigators say an argument at a party inside a Katy Airbnb escalated into a shootout.
According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, a group of people were drinking at the Airbnb in the 4200 block of Audrey Manor Lane when two men in their 20s got into an argument.
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Investigators say both men pulled out guns and fired at each other.
When deputies arrived, they found both men suffering from gunshot wounds. EMS pronounced one man dead at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
The other man was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The sheriff’s office says the surviving man has been cooperating with investigators as they work to determine what led to the shooting.
Deputies also recovered guns at the scene and have been collecting evidence and canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses.
Investigators say alcohol may have played a role in the shooting.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office plans to present its findings to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, which will decide whether to present the case to a grand jury.
No charging decision has been ...