Man shot, killed after argument outside west Houston apartment complex

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A man fleeing a gunman at a west Houston apartment complex was shot dead Friday night, according to police.

The suspect pulled out a gun while talking to the victim and another man after they drove to the building in the 6000 block of Gulfton Street around 9 p.m., according to Metro Video, citing Houston police.

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The shooter then opened fire on the two, striking one of the men fatally after he got back into the vehicle, an investigator said.

The shot man was rushed to Southwest Memorial Hospital, where he died.

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The suspect was known to witnesses of the shooting, Metro Video reported. He fled the parking lot and has not been apprehended.

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