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A shooting and three crashes claimed a combined six lives in Houston between Saturday night and Sunday morning.

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HOUSTON — Four people are dead after three separate crashes around the Houston area. On the Eastex Freeway, police said a car veered off the freeway into a grassy near the I-610 West around 2 a.m. and rolled over multiple times. One person was pronounced dead and three others were rushed to a hospital in critical condition.

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Preliminary information suggests the shooting occurred following a heated argument between the two men, Lt. Khan said.