2 shot outside Reliant Stadium after U.S.-Mexico match

[Blue_Tires]

Source: The Houston Chronicle

Two men are expected to survive gunshot wounds following an incident after a soccer match at Reliant Stadium Wednesday night.

After the U.S. and Mexico game ended, a man got out of a vehicle and fired two rounds into a large crowd, striking Raul Edgar Belmon, 28, and Manuel Elgua, 36, as they left the west entrance of the stadium, authorities said.

"Right now the motive remains unclear until we re-interview the two victims and the witness," said HPD spokesman John Cannon. "Hopefully we'll have somebody come forward and contact us or Crime Stoppers."

The victims said they were chanting "Mexico, Mexico" as they left the stadium when suddenly they saw a man get out of a maroon car and fire toward them. Witnesses said they saw what appeared to be a beer bottle or can thrown from the crowd toward the car before a man got out of the passenger side and fired shots.


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[harmonicon]

1. well, I guess we've managed to ramp up the soccer violence in the US....

... now if we can get more people that excited about the game, we'll be on the right track.

[BB1]

2. soccer fans are so much more violent than any other

supporters. And damn proud of it, too.

Our govt spends millions and millions on soccer match safety. Great, now you have it too.

[Codeine]

5. So all that destruction that happens

after an NBA final is imaginary, and that scene of chaos during the Pacers-Pistons game back in 2004 never really happened? No rioting in Denver after Superbowl XXXII?

This is hardly the sole province of soccer.

[RL3AO]

3. Sounds like a random shooting that has nothing to do with soccer.

[Gman]

4. Probably an anti-immigration of brown people freeper

I wouldn't be surprised.

[conspirator]

6. 2-2, 2-1 and 3-2 scores usually mean riots in soccer n/t