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2 dead in shooting at Houston mall
By DORIE TURNER
The Associated Press
HOUSTON --A man shot his girlfriend and then killed himself as she was opening a lingerie store in a Houston mall Tuesday, police said.
The man apparently confronted the woman as she was raising the security gate over the Body Luxuries store, said Houston Police Lt. Albert Mihalco. After struggling, the man moved the woman into a back room of the store and shot her in the head, Mihalco said. Seconds later, he walked behind the counter and shot himself in the head, he said.
The shooting was reported at 10 a.m., and most stores were still closed. Police armed with helmets and shields surrounded the store before discovering the bodies.
Employees said they were just starting to open their stores when a security guard and a mall Santa Claus ran down the corridors, pounding on gates and doors and telling everyone to evacuate.
"I just left my coat and got out," said store clerk Deborah White.
The Greenspoint Mall is located a few miles from George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
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