At a press briefing, Assistant Police Chief Scott McCollum confirmed to reporters that two people have died following the shooting in a residential neighborhood near Texas A&M: Brian Bachmann, a Brazos County Constable, and an unidentified civilian. The alleged shooter has also been reported killed.
The New York Knickerbockers made a deal to acquire their old point guard Raymond Felton in a move many are calling a sign the city's golden boy, Jeremy Lin, is on his way to playing in Houston next year.
Houston police shot and wounded a man firing a rifle near the city's downtown Occupy Wall Street camp, but the incident doesn't appear to be related to the ongoing protest.
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