A family man is dead after a southwest Houston apartment shooting

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Earlier this week, a shooter allegedly targeted a family of five in southwest Houston, but the sound of gunshots reportedly did little to stir the dangerous neighborhood initially.

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Police say the incident happened at an apartment complex near the area of Sharpcrest Street and Corporate Drive just after midnight Wednesday.

A family — a man, his girlfriend and three children — said they sat inside their unit when a gunman outside aimed a rifle at the apartment.

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Witnesses reported hearing gunshots, but said it initially did not disturb the eventing.

But, then, chaos rang out:

“Everybody was just running around. Grown man screaming at the top of his lungs ‘Oh my God,'” a man said in an interview with Eyewitness News.

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Authorities said the man inside the unit, Alex Clark, received a rushed transport to the hospital, but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

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The woman, pregnant with Clark’s child, reportedly sustained injuries in the shootout, but is expected to survive. One of the children grazed by a bullet is also said to be ok.

If you would like to report information on this incident, contact your local authorities or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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