9 shot in drive-by 'ambush' while filming rap music video

Members of the Houston Fire Dept. Little York Station wash blood from a parking lot Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Houston in the 8500 block Sweetwater Lane where two people were shot and killed and at least seven others injured in a drive-by shooting while they were filming a music video Friday night. less Members of the Houston Fire Dept. Little York Station wash blood from a parking lot Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Houston in the 8500 block Sweetwater Lane where two people were shot and killed and at least seven ... more Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 21 Caption Close 9 shot in drive-by 'ambush' while filming rap music video 1 / 21 Back to Gallery

Nine people were shot and two people died Friday night in what police are calling an “ambush” during the filming of a music video in north Harris County, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.

A group of Hispanic men in their 20s was apparently filming a music video around 9:30 p.m. in a warehouse complex in the 500 block of Smart Street when another group began firing from a car, authorities said.

Update: we are now at 9 total gunshot wound victims: 2 were confirmed deceased at scene, 1 was critical, the others remain hospitalized. Anyone with info is urged to call @CrimeStopHOU at 713-222-TIPS. https://t.co/f0AtkRMZGH — Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) December 28, 2019

“There were other vehicles that were staged there and we believe they were filming some type of music video when, all of a sudden, basically they were ambushed, we believed by individuals in cars and/or foot that fired shots into the parking lot area,” Gonzalez said in a media briefing.

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Gonzalez added some of the wounded are being treated for “very serious injuries.” One victim was shot in the head and is in critical condition, and two died on the scene.

The two deceased victims were identified Saturday afternoon as Gonzalo Gonzalez, 20, and Jonathan Jimenez, 22. All others injured in the shooting are between 17 and 22.

“We believe there could still be more (victims) that are injured that happened to leave the scene before we got here,” Gonzalez said.

Hours after the shooting occurred, blood still stained the parking lot, and a pair of lights that were used for the video shoot were still standing. A bus station, nestled between the lot and the street that the assailants likely fired from, had four visible bullet holes. A nearby car was also struck.

Here’s the scene where 9 people were shot — and two killed — last night just north of Houston. Police are no longer here, but there’s still quite a bit of blood, and bulletholes in a few cars/windows nearby. pic.twitter.com/XWgXkOvmjp — Robert Downen (@RobDownenChron) December 28, 2019

The scene was otherwise quiet — save for an older group that arrived in the late-morning to pick up a vehicle and the leftover lights. Before departing, they each briefly stared over the bloody pavement, and some broke into tears.

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