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Summary: A Houston gunman killed by police turned out to be an attorney that was upset with his law firm.
Houston police engaged in a shootout with a man in the Monday morning hours. The first reports of gunfire came in around 7:30am where the roads were busying with people taking kids to school and going to work. The man, identified as Nathan DeSai, was an attorney that lived in the neighborhood. A car belonging to DeSai was found near the scene full of weapons.
Acting Police Chief Martha Montalvo said, “We are bringing in the bomb squad to secure it safe.” DeSai has been determined to be the only gunman and was disgruntled over issues at his place of employment. DeSai’s profile on The State Bar of Texas website stated his practice was in business, criminal and family law.
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Nine people were injured in the shooting – one was still in critical condition. Of the injured, six were taken to hospitals to be treated. Three were treated and released at the scene.
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One witness, Antoine Wilson described how he found himself in the middle of the gunfire. He told KTRK, “I didn’t realize I was right there by the shooter. Gunshots, I literally hear the gunshots pass may face, ‘cause I’m leaning out the window looking, trying to see.”
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Another witness told his wife on the phone as he pulled into the strip mall, “I am shot. I am shot. I could see the red last; it was directed to my head.”
Images of the cars caught in the crossfire near the scene showed the evidence of what had happened. Shattered glass and bullet-riddled windshields were on numerous cars. The entire shooting went down on the street near a strip mall in the southwest area Houston called West University Place.
DeSai attended law school at the University of Tulsa. He ran his own private practice – Nathan DeSai Attorney At Law. He had been admitted to practice in Texas since 1999. He was also admitted to practice law in Oklahoma. He was admitted in the U.S. Supreme Court, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court.
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To learn more about another man angry with his law firm, read New York Attorney Fatally Shot after Attacking Family.
Photo: onbreaking.com
