With the recent shooting at a southwest Houston nightcap, city leaders are renewing their efforts to crack down on crime.
police search for the gunman who shot five people outside an after-hours club Sunday, city leaders are renewing calls to crack down on crime.
Shortly after 4:30 a.m. Sunday, gunshots rang out at an after-hours club on the 9200 block of the Gulf Freeway.Last month, Mayor Turner proposed adding metal detector wands at nightclub entry points. City leaders also suggested aggressively suing repeat offenders that don’t have the right permitting to serve alcohol to prevent them from operating. FOX 26's Shelby Rose has more on the investigation into the shooting.
Houston City Council Member at Large Mike Knox urges people to exercise personal responsibility and avoid going or supporting these types of businesses. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV! "I'm a big fan of believing that really nothing good happens after midnight anywhere. So when people are out in the early morning hours you know, they're with people who are intoxicated or otherwise uninterested in following the rules, and they're going to bump into each other.
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