Two people died and six people were injured in a shooting Sunday in west Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. (Photo: KHOU) 
 
 HOUSTON - ​Two people are dead and six others were injured in a shooting in west Houston Sunday, according to the Houston Police Department. 
 
 The motive behind the shooting is unknown at this time. 
 
 One of the deceased is a suspect who was shot by a SWAT officer. The other is a citizen who was shot and killed inside a vehicle, police said. 
 
 According to authorities, the civilian was in his 50s and was a customer at an auto detail shop where the suspect shot him with a pistol. Police say the suspect was also armed with an AR-15 that was used to shoot at officers. 
 
 Photos: 2 dead after active shooting situation in west Houston 
 
 A second suspect was wounded in the shootout and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Authorities say he was armed with at least one weapon, but it is unclear what his role in the shooting may have been at this time. 
 
 Three civilians – two men and one woman -- were among the wounded and were taken to local hospitals. Police say their injuries are not life-threatening. 
 
 Watch: Two men, one woman recovering in hospital after west Houston shooting 
 
 Two officers were also wounded. One was shot in the hand and is expected to be OK. The other was shot in the chest, but officers say his bullet-proof vest saved his life. Officials say they are both out of the hospital as of Sunday evening. 
 
 Watch: HPD PIO John Cannon provides update on west Houston shooting 
 
 Police say the first officer who pulled up to the scene was immediately shot at, leaving 21 bullet holes in his windshield. 
 
 Amazing no officer was seriously hurt or killed. Just look at this HPD vehicle. Thankful 4 our officers #khou11 pic.twitter.com/x9izldUAt1 — Marcelino Benito (@MarcelinoKHOU) May 29, 2016 
 
 An HPD helicopter also had five bullet strikes. Police believe the deceased suspect shot at HPD’s helicopter and that officer. 
 
 Police said reports of a third suspect were false. 
 
 SWAT teams doing door to door searches through neighborhood #khou11 pic.twitter.com/0XpgoB3vWO — Marcelino Benito (@MarcelinoKHOU) May 29, 2016 
 
 Officials say the neighborhood is now secure and the shelter-in-place has been lifted. 
 
 Watch: Witnesses describe active shooting scene Sunday in west Houston 
 
 The active shooter situation was initially reported at Memorial and Wilcrest drives Sunday morning. Officials, however, are urging residents to avoid the area on Memorial Drive near Wilcrest where the active shooter situation was initially reported, as the investigation is ongoing. 
 
 Watch: HPD Chief Montalvo gives update on active shooter situation in west Houston 
 
 SWAT, Houston Police, Houston Fire Department and Precinct 5 deputies rushed to the scene just after 10 a.m. Sunday. Houston Fire Department officials say a fire that broke out at a nearby gas station may have resulted from the suspect shooting and striking several gas pumps. 
 
 KHOU 11 reporter Marcelino Benito was on the scene and spoke with witnesses who said they were shot at by one of the shooters. 
 
 This guy is super lucky. Was shot at at by shooter while he was driving. He's okay! #khou11 pic.twitter.com/Aou97HnfGw — Marcelino Benito (@MarcelinoKHOU) May 29, 2016 
 
 Just talked to witness. This man says he was shot at. Very scary stay inside folks. #khou11 pic.twitter.com/ahfhFyXZPC — Marcelino Benito (@MarcelinoKHOU) May 29, 2016 
 
 Check back here for more updates on this developing story as they become available. ||||| Two people were killed, six others were were injured and a helicopter was struck after at least one gunman armed with a high-powered rifle began "shooting randomly" in Houston on Sunday, police said. 
 
 One suspect and one bystander were among the dead. 
 
 Four people and two constables were also injured, interim Houston Police Chief Martha Montalvo said, adding that both officers were released from the hospital. One suffered a wounded hand; the other was shot in a bullet-proof vest. 
 
 A bullet fired during the shootout Sunday in Houston sparked a fire at a gas station. Katherine Fuller 
 
 Authorities described a chaotic scene: A gas pump was struck during the shooting erupted in flames, and a helicopter helping to secure the area was hit with five bullets, police said. 
 
 A bomb squad was called to the area to detonate a suspicious item, officials told NBC News, and cars in the area, including two police cruisers, were shot. Photos released by the police department showed one vehicle with at least a dozen bullet holes in the windshield and the hood. 
 
 Authorities initially said there were two suspects, neither of whom were identified. One was injured during the shooting and hospitalized. The second man was pronounced dead at the scene; Houston police spokesman John Cannon described him as "the main active shooter" and said he was armed with a pistol and an "AR-15-type weapon." 
 
 At a briefing Sunday afternoon, Cannon said it was unclear whether the two men knew each other — or whether it was accurate to describe the injured man as a suspect. 
 
 "We don't know what his role was yet," Cannon said, adding that the man was providing police with "his version of what was happening out here." 
 
 The gunfire began at an auto detail shop in West Houston just after 11 a.m. (noon ET), Cannon said, when a customer, a man in his 50s, had just arrived at the shop. 
 
 A Houston police cruiser was struck by gunfire Sunday. Houston Police Department 
 
 The man "parked his car to get it detailed, and in a minute or two, the suspect came out and shot him for no apparent reason," Cannon said. 
 
 The man was pronounced dead. 
 
 The three additional wounded victims were adults who did not appear to have life-threatening injuries, Cannon said. One of them, Byron Wilson, was shot in both legs and a shoulder, his mother told NBC News. Another, Denise Slaughter, was on her way to brunch when she heard shots. 
 
 "She was hit and didn't even feel it," Slaughter's daughter, Stefanie, told NBC News. "She looked down and there was blood everywhere." 
 
 The motive remained unclear. Earlier Sunday, Montalvo said that "everything is open at this time." ||||| (CNN) Two people died, including a suspect, after at least one gunman armed with a high-powered rifle opened fire Sunday in Houston, aiming at bystanders, police patrol vehicles and a helicopter. 
 
 The slain victim was a man shot in the head inside his vehicle, acting Houston Police Chief Martha Montalvo told reporters. A suspect also was killed, police said. 
 
 A second armed man suffered gunshot wounds and was taken into police custody. Police originally described him as a suspect, but later said they weren't sure. 
 
 "He's telling us a version as to what his involvement is," Houston Police spokesman John Cannon said. "We need to verify that before we say anything publicly." 
 
 A motive for the shooting wasn't immediately clear. 
 
 "We do not know what started this," Montalvo said, "but what we do know is they were shooting randomly, just at whoever." 
 
 A total of eight people were shot, including the suspect, police said. 
 
 Two deputies injured in the shooting were treated and released, police said . Three other victims were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. 
 
 Police: Gunman had two weapons 
 
 Cannon said the main suspect in the shooting wielded at least two weapons: a pistol and an AR-15 rifle. 
 
 According to police, the suspected gunman used the pistol to shoot dead a man in his 50s who was parked at an auto detail shop. 
 
 "(The victim) had simply driven there, parked his car to get detailed, and within a minute or two, that's when the suspect came out and shot him for no apparent reason," Cannon said. 
 
 Several people in the area said their vehicles were shot at, CNN affiliate KPRC reported. 
 
 Neighbor who lives in area of shooting showed me this photo, he believes this truck had windows shot out @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/bR9Y38LsUv — Sara Donchey (@KPRC2Sara) May 29, 2016 
 
 Police posted a photo on Facebook showing a patrol vehicle's windshield riddled with bullets, saying the officer inside was "lucky to be alive." 
 
 At least 21 bullets hit that vehicle, police said, and the gunman's high-powered weapon also struck four other law enforcement patrol vehicles. 
 
 Videos posted on social media showed police cars racing through the neighborhood as gunshots rang out and a plume of smoke rose overhead. 
 
 Suspect fired at police chopper 
 
 As a SWAT team and a police helicopter responded to the scene, at least one gunman opened fire at the chopper, police said. The aircraft was hit by at least five bullets, Montalvo said. 
 
 Authorities haven't released further details about the victims or the suspects. 
 
 A fire also broke out at a nearby gas station during the shooting. Investigators believe it may have been caused by gunfire hitting a gas pump, Montalvo said. 
 
 The shooting left people in west Houston rattled, CNN affiliates reported. 
 
 "You don't expect to hear gunfire on a Sunday morning in this neighborhood," resident Bill Robinson told CNN affiliate KTRK . "So, pretty quickly you put two and two together and say, 'it is gunfire,' and get your family safe and get locked down." 
 
 Ryan Harper told KTRK that he watched out a bedroom window while his wife and kids huddled in a closet. 
 
 "We saw the cops and the SWAT run down one of these driveways in the backyard," he said. 
 
 Montalvo, the acting police chief, said shootings can happen in any neighborhood. 
 
 "It doesn't really matter where you live," she said. "But the police were here. They responded very very quickly at their own peril." ||||| Police block the intersection at Memorial and Wilcrest as they respond to a shooting where authorities say a gunman and at least one other person are dead, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Houston. (Gary Fountain/Houston... (Associated Press) 
 
 Police block the intersection at Memorial and Wilcrest as they respond to a shooting where authorities say a gunman and at least one other person are dead, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Houston. (Gary Fountain/Houston Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT (Associated Press) 
 
 HOUSTON (AP) — A man came into a Houston auto detail shop and began shooting, killing a man known to be a customer and putting a neighborhood on lockdown Sunday before being killed by a SWAT officer, police said. 
 
 Several people were shot and injured, including a man authorities initially described as another suspect because he was present and armed. Police said later Sunday they were investigating further whether he played any role. 
 
 Three others — two of them male and one female — were hospitalized with injuries police said were not believed to be life-threatening. Two officers who were shot were released from the hospital later Sunday. 
 
 Police, who said they have no indication yet of a motive, said they got their first call about the shootings around 10:15 a.m. The customer described as a man in his 50s had just driven in to the auto shop. Within a minute or two, authorities said, the gunman came in and started shooting. Others in the shop ran out to take cover nearby and call for help. 
 
 Neighbors described hearing many gunshots, and some of the victims taken to the hospital were shot while driving their vehicles. Police say they believe a fire at a gas station next door began when gunfire hit a pump. At least three police vehicles were damaged by gunfire, one of them struck 21 times, and a police helicopter was shot at with a "high-powered" weapon and was hit five times, authorities said. 
 
 Stephen Dittoe, 55, lives in the house right behind the shooting scene, separated by a fence and tall shrubbery at the end of cul-de-sac. 
 
 "I heard the first shot and I thought it was a transformer" exploding, he said. His wife, Ha, 41, said it went on too long for that and described the series of staccato sounds. 
 
 She took their two children, ages 6 and 7, into the bathroom, told them to eat breakfast in there, and called 911. 
 
 About an hour after the shootings began, a SWAT officer killed the gunman, said Police spokesman John Cannon. 
 
 "If he hadn't taken that action that quickly, this likely would have been a lot worse than it was," Cannon said. 
 
 The county medical examiner may identify the gunman on Monday, Cannon said. 
 
 Houston Police Union President Ray Hunt says an officer who was hit several times in the chest was wearing both a metal breastplate and a bulletproof vest. The second officer was shot in the hand. 
 
 At the Dittoe house, Ha Dittoe said police came to the door about two hours later and asked if anyone in the house was being held captive, and if they could walk around the backyard. 
 
 The streets were still blocked off late Sunday afternoon with many police cars and fire trucks on the scene. A police SUV was seen with a shattered windshield and the back window broken out, and police said two patrol cars were riddled with bullets.
– A man came into a Houston auto detail shop and began shooting, killing a man known to be a customer and putting a neighborhood on lockdown Sunday before being killed by a SWAT officer, police say. A total of eight people were shot, with the aforementioned two being the only fatalities. Among the injured: a man authorities initially described as another suspect because he was present and armed, the AP reports. Police said later Sunday they are investigating further whether he played any role. "He's telling us a version as to what his involvement is," Houston Police spokesman John Cannon said, per CNN. "We need to verify that before we say anything publicly." Police say the main suspect, armed with a pistol and an "AR-15 type" rifle, opened fire at the first police car to arrive on the scene, riddling it with 21 bullets. At least two other police vehicles were damaged and a police helicopter was hit five times after being shot at with a "high-powered" weapon, authorities say. A gas pump that may have been hit by a bullet erupted in flames at an adjacent station. KHOU reports that two wounded police officers, one shot in the hand and the other shot in the chest while wearing a bulletproof vest, were released from the hospital Sunday evening. There has been no word yet on a motive. Cannon say that the man killed in the auto shop "parked his car to get detailed, and within a minute or two, that's when the suspect came out and shot him for no apparent reason," NBC reports.