More gunfire caught on camera in Houston neighborhood that’s been “routinely rattled” by shootings.
HOUSTON — More gunfire was caught on camera Saturday night in the Country Club Estates neighborhood of Sharpstown.
It’s an area that’s been routinely rattled by similar incidents in recent months.
This time, multiple rounds could be heard in surveillance footage up and down Prestwood Drive, where at least two people were also seen walking in one direction before the gunfire and then running back the same way amid laughter and additional gunshots.
“Sounded like they were right outside the door,” said a neighbor who didn’t want to be identified. “We tend to hear them often, which is very alarming.”
She lives closest to this latest incident.
“We tend to see the cops come by the next morning, but we’d also like for them to be more active during, like, the time that it’s happening.”
It’s been months since we first reported on random gunfire in the same area, both from vehicles and in one particular empty lot where multiple people have been caught on camera shooting weapons.
“We get calls on a consistent basis,” said District J Houston City Council Member Edward Pollard.
He said it’s a citywide issue often involving juvenile gang activity.
“And they are charged with going out into residential areas and proving that they have, you know, what it takes to pull off some of these violent acts,” said Pollard. “And it’s unfortunate that our communities have to suffer through that.”
We’re told patrols have been stepped up in many cases, and Pollard’s office funded 100 license plate readers in his district alone.
But he said everyone plays a part in curbing criminal activity.
“We have to start looking at the root causes for crime, especially as it relates to kids,” said Pollard.
Gunfire-weary residents wish shooters would also consider possible consequences.
“Like if someone’s coming out of their house or something, they shoot somebody,” said the neighbor who spoke to us.
We previously reported that juveniles were taken into custody in relation to an earlier incident.
Anyone with information on this latest one should call Houston Police or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477.
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