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4 Shot, Others Trampled in Gunfire at Crowded Caribbean Festival

One man is in critical condition after a gunman opened fire at the crowded venue, and two others were injured as panicked crowds fled the violence.

Four people were shot and others were trampled by a panicked crowd after a gunman opened fire during a crowded Caribbean festival in Houston Saturday, authorities said.

The chaos erupted at the Jourvert Caribbean Festival, which was packed with 5,000 people, NBC affiliate KPRC reported. One of the shot men is in critical condition. Two other women were also hurt in a stampede as crowds fled the violence, police told the station.

There have been no arrests.

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