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Three shoot homeless man to death and steal shoes off his feet, Texas police say

Suspects gunned down a homeless man and stole his shoes in Houston, police say.
Suspects gunned down a homeless man and stole his shoes in Houston, police say.

A homeless man was shot to death and his killers stole the shoes off his feet, Texas police told news outlets.

Houston authorities found the victim dead in a strip mall parking lot on the city’s west side early in the morning Tuesday, May 10, KTRK reported.

The man got into a fight with three others around 3 a.m. and one of the suspects pulled out a gun and opened fire, killing the homeless man, the Houston Chronicle reported. Then the trio took his shoes, got into a van and drove away.

According to police, there is a homeless encampment located near the strip mall, KPRC reported.

Police did not say what led to the altercation, according to news outlets, but an investigation is underway.

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Mitchell Willetts
The State
Mitchell Willetts is a real-time news reporter covering the central U.S. for McClatchy. He is a University of Oklahoma graduate and outdoors enthusiast living in Texas.
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