Strip Mall Nazi Shooting

Houston lawyer wearing a Nazi uniform— evidently facing issues with his firm — opened fire near a strip mall, wounding nine people before he was shot dead by police, authorities said.

Shots rang out around 6:30 a.m. local time on September 26, 2016, in southwest Houston near an intersection's strip mall, with a grocery store, Walgreens and Chuck E. Cheese.

The attacker, identified by local media as 46-year-old local attorney Nathan Desai, used a tree near his car for cover as he exchanged gunfire with several officers in a nearby neighborhood before he was killed, officials said at an afternoon press conference.

Six people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds following the shooting — including one person in critical condition and another in serious condition. Three others had minor injuries from broken glass.

More Nazi material was found in the suspect's car.

Memorial Drive Shooter on Memorial Day Weekend

It is a riddle not yet solved. Why was at least one shooter firing at a helicopter, police, and drivers in Texas on this Memorial Day weekend?

On Sunday, May 29, 2016, on the west side of Houston, Texas, an active shooter began firing shots around 10 a.m. at 13200 Memorial Drive. The media said this was "near Wilcrest Drive." But actually, that is just the nearest large cross street. The shootings were concentrated at the corner of Memorial Drive and Wycliffe.

In English the meaning of the name Wycliffe is from the "white cliff."

Now recorded in the "modern" spellings of Wickliffe, Wycliff, and Wycliffe, this is one of the most famous of all surnames in Christian history. One of the earliest nameholders being John Wycliff, the religious reformer and arguably the first English protestant. The surname originates from the village of Wycliffe, in the far north west corner of the county of Yorkshire, near Barnard Castle on the River Tees. The village is ancient, being recorded in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, the first known gazetter of land ownership anywhere in the world. This recording was in the spelling of "Witclive," meaning "The white cliff," the area being famous for its limestone. Source.

Law enforcement officers said the shootings left two people dead, including one suspect, and several others injured. Among the injured were four bystanders and two officers. An alleged second shooter is in police custody. That unnamed person was also injured and taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Investigators said the two suspects are either Hispanic or Caucasian males. One "white" man covered in tattoos was seen by local residents holding his hands in the air. One male victim, in his 50s, was found shot to death in a vehicle. Three other people were wounded by the gunmen and taken to area hospitals in unknown condition.

The shooters did hit a police helicopter five times, apparently with AR15s.

A fire at a nearby gas station was sparked by a bullet fired during the shooting. The focus of the shooting was at Memorial Drive Tire and Auto Center.

The Houston Police Department said there is no motive known for the shootings.