Two men and a woman were shot dead and two were wounded outside a Houston strip club early Wednesday, according to a report.
The Houston Chronicle said gunfire was heard at about 3:30 a.m. (4:30 a.m ET) in the city's southwest in a parking lot near the club.
The Houston Police Department told the paper that the three fatalities died at the scene and the two injured people were taken to a nearby hospital.
The Chronicle said police were trying to find out what caused the incident.
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