Incident at 11030 Kingspoint #7

August 16, 2006 -- Houston police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a bystander at a nightclub at 11,030 Kingspoint #7 on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at about 2:20 a.m.

According to HPD Homicide Division Sergeant C.W. Howard and Officer P.T.Yochum, HPD officers were called to a shooting in progress at the Rumba Club. Upon arrival, officers found 26-year-old Larry Savala lying in the parking lot from multiple gunshot wounds. Witnesses told investigators that a disturbance broke out in the club between two groups. Club employees broke up the disturbance before a fight started and removed the two groups from the club.

Once outside the disturbance continued. A person from one of the groups had gotten into a vehicle preparing to leave while the other group kept yelling at him. The suspect, described only as a Hispanic male, got out of the vehicle with a gun and fired several shots at the group. The victim, Larry Savala of 2314 Susan, who was not with either group causing the disturbance, was shot.

The suspect got into a silver or light colored older model Lincoln Town Car or Cadillac, possibly a 1988 to 1995 model.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Houston Police Department Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

AW / MES 8-16-06
Inc # 126638706-L

For additional information, please contact the HPD Public Affairs Division a 713-308-3200.