More details released in gunfight at NW Houston Sonic restaurant

Workers and a customer must be thankful they are unhurt after a wild shootout Tuesday night at a fast-food restaurant that left two men dead in northwest Houston. Workers and a customer must be thankful they are unhurt after a wild shootout Tuesday night at a fast-food restaurant that left two men dead in northwest Houston. Photo: Metro Video Photo: Metro Video Image 1 of / 20 Caption Close More details released in gunfight at NW Houston Sonic restaurant 1 / 20 Back to Gallery

Workers and a customer must be thankful they are unhurt after a wild shootout Tuesday night at a fast-food restaurant that left two men dead in northwest Houston.

The gunfire erupted about 9:45 p.m. at a Sonic at 1511 Wirt Road near Flowerdale, said Sgt. Joshua Horn, a homicide investigator with the Houston Police Department.

Horn said a man was sitting in his car after he had backed into a parking space at the Sonic. Three men in another car pulled up and stopped in front of the parking spot, blocking the man's car from leaving. Two men got out of the newly arrived vehicle.

Horn said the two men had an altercation with the man in the parked car, leading to a gun battle. Between 10 and 20 gunshots were fired.

The man who had initially been at the Sonic was wounded and died at the scene. His name has not been released. One of the other men also was wounded and collapsed. His companions loaded him into their car and drove him to Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center. They sped away after dropping him off. The man later died at the hospital. He has been identified as Abraham Grimaldo.

No other injuries were reported.

Horn said investigators were trying to determine what sparked the gun fight. Detectives found about a half-ounce of marijuana in a bag on the ground at the scene.

"It could have been a drug rip," Horn said.

Horn said a customer heard the gunshots and alerted the workers. Police were called.

Investigators said they want to speak to the men who dropped off Grimaldo at the hospital to find out what they know about the shooting. One of them is described as being about 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and he weighs about 200 pounds. The other man is between 5 feet, 6 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall and he weighs about 170 pounds. No other description of the men was available.

They were driving a royal-blue, four-door Honda Civic with silver trim. No license plate number for the car was available.