HOUSTON – A woman was killed after she was intentionally run over by a moving truck following an argument with a coworker Thursday afternoon in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of South Gessner Road.
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According to HPD Lt. Crowson, a three-person moving crew arrived at an apartment complex for a scheduled moving job.
Police said a man and woman on the crew, who were also in a dating relationship, got into a heated argument. Investigators said the man then got into the box truck, intentionally drove over the woman and fled the scene.
The woman died at the scene.
South Gessner officers are at a homicide scene 2400 S. Gessner. Adult female deceased at the scene. Suspect in custody. 202 pic.twitter.com/nBnB0A2toM
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) June 25, 2026
Officers later located the moving truck and detained the suspect, police said.
The suspect, Keith Bembry Sims, 33, has been charged with manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid in an accident involving death.
The identity of the 31-year-old victim is being withheld pending notification of family members by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
The investigation remains ongoing.