HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are investigating two shootings at parties at two different short-term rental homes across the Houston area overnight.<\/p>\n
Surveillance video obtained by ABC13 captured sounds of gunshots and fireworks up above as police confirm five people were shot at a short-term rental home on Live Oak near Elgin.<\/p>\n
Police say four of those injured needed to be taken to the hospital, and the fifth had a graze wound.<\/p>\n
On Thursday morning, as people left the property on Live Oak, they declined to speak with ABC13 about what happened.<\/p>\n
HPD says people at the party are cooperating very little as authorities work to determine who did this and why.<\/p>\n
Police say after 2 a.m., there was another shooting at a different short-term rental property on Yorkshire, where two people were hurt.<\/p>\n
HPD confirms one of the two victims is a man who is critical at the hospital after being shot in the chest.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Jan. 1, a new short-term rental ordinance <\/a>goes into effect in Houston to regulate and limit situations like the shootings from overnight.<\/p>\n Neighbors along Live Oak tell us they support the new ordinance that will require short-term rental owners to pay annual fees, have emergency contacts for the properties around the clock, and prohibit rentals from being advertised as event spaces.<\/p>\n Law enforcement is looking for anyone with information on either of these shootings.<\/p>\n For updates on this story, follow Daniela Hurtado on Facebook<\/a>, X<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2026 KTRK-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n