Man shot dead in parking lot on W. Tidwell Road near US-290; several cars hit by gunfire

A man in his late 20s to early 30s was shot and killed in a parking lot in the 8000 block of West Tidwell Road, along US-290 in northwest Houston, early Tuesday. HPD says officers were called around 12:40 a.m. and found him on the ground with a gunshot wound; HFD medics pronounced him dead at the scene. Several parked vehicles were also struck by gunfire, though no one appeared to be inside them. Police say they have no witnesses, no suspect description and no motive yet. Anyone with surveillance video or information is asked to call HPD Homicide at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. Source: KPRC 2; FOX 26.