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Neighbors, police: Eviction possibly set off fatal shooting

Tenant Robin Ahrens talks about Sunday's fire and shooting at his apartment home, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Houston. Houston police say a man evicted from an apartment set fire to the building early Sunday to lure out other tenants, then fatally shot three and wounded two others, including James. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Tenant Robin Ahrens talks about the fire and shooting at his apartment home, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Houston. Houston police say a man evicted from an apartment set fire to the building early Sunday to lure out other tenants, then fatally shot three and wounded two others, including James. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) The fire-damaged inside Michal James' apartment is shown on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Houston. A longtime tenant started several fires at the site early Sunday and then shot at residents as they fled the blaze, before authorities fatally shot him, police said. James, who was shot, survived. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Apartment units damaged by fire are shown on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Houston. A longtime tenant started several fires at the site early Sunday and then shot at residents as they fled the blaze, before authorities fatally shot him, police said. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Shooting survivor Michael James points toward other apartment units as he stands outside his fire-damaged apartment, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Houston. Houston police say a man evicted from an apartment set fire to the building early Sunday to lure out other tenants, then fatally shot three and wounded two others, including James. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Shooting survivor Michael James shows his shotgun wounds while standing outside his fire-damaged apartment, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Houston. Houston police say a man evicted from an apartment set fire to the building early Sunday to lure out other tenants, then fatally shot three and wounded two others, including James. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Shooting survivor Michael James shows his shotgun wounds while standing outside his fire-damaged apartment, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Houston. Houston police say a man evicted from an apartment set fire to the building early Sunday to lure out other tenants, then fatally shot three and wounded two others, including James. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Robin Ahrens, a resident of a multi-room renting facility, walks past the burned out building in the aftermath of a fatal shooting in Houston on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. A longtime tenant started several fires at the site early Sunday and then shot at residents as they fled the blaze, before authorities fatally shot him, police said. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) Robin Ahrens, a resident of a multi-room renting facility, reacts to a fatal shooting at the apartments in Houston on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. A longtime tenant started several fires at the site early Sunday and then shot at residents as they fled the blaze, before authorities fatally shot him, police said. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) Neighbors stand around a multi-room renting facility in the aftermath of a fatal shooting in Houston on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. A longtime tenant started several fires at the site early Sunday and then shot at residents as they fled the blaze, before authorities fatally shot him, police said. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) Robin Ahrens, a resident of a multi-room renting facility, walks past the burned out building in the aftermath of a fatal shooting in Houston on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. A longtime tenant started several fires at the site early Sunday and then shot at residents as they fled the blaze, before authorities fatally shot him, police said. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Neighbors, police: Eviction possibly set off fatal shooting