Murder At Missouri City, Texas USPS Facility: What We Know So Far

Missouri City, Texas has a very large processing center to service the Houston metro for the United States Postal Service, and last night one of their employees was a murder victim to one of their coworkers according to local authorities.

Around 10 PM last night, according to this KHOU article, USPS employees began fleeing the facility after an active shooter alert was declared, and police began their response. Missouri City Police located 35 year old Kevin J. Hines at the facility and he was later declared dead due to being shot.

What caused the shooting at the Texas USPS processing center?

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No motive has been shared by authorities or the suspect they have in custody at this time. It has been reported that 24 year old Derrick Lott has been charged with murder and was last known to be held at the Fort Bend County Jail.

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The USPS processing center remained closed today after the murder of one of their workers last night, and questions remain as to why the two men ended up in a situation where a gun was present at their work and the shooting occurred.

This story is still developing over its first twenty-four hours, and when more information becomes available it will be used to update this article. As always, if you have any information, you are asked to contact your local authorities.