Houston Gunman Was a Good Lawyer, Former Law Partner Says

The Houston lawyer shot and killed by police after he began firing at cars from a Houston strip mall was identified by his former law partner as a hard worker and a good lawyer, reports Florian Martin of Houston Public Media.

The Washington Post reports that Nathan DeSai was was wearing military clothes and Nazi emblems during the attack, and was carrying nearly 2,600 rounds of ammunition inside a Porsche convertible parked at the scene.

“He was always at work every day, we always went to court, (he) did his work,” former partner Kenneth McDaniel said in the Houston Public Radio report. “No, I mean he was a good lawyer, good standing with the bar. I’m at a loss for words for what has happened. It’s horrible.” The two agreed to go their separate ways because business had been slower than expected, he added.

Authorities said they found a Thompson submachine gun in DeSai’s car at the scene of the shootings.

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Houston Public Media
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