7 deputies, 3 employees charged with 2nd-degree murder after Black man smothered to death at mental hospital
Attorneys for the family of a Black Virginia man who died in law enforcement custody say video of the incident shows seven sheriffโs deputies pushing down โevery part of his bodyโ with โabsolute brutality.โ.
Suspect accused of killing ex-wife, her boyfriend in Spring Branch turns himself in to authorities after quadruple shooting, HPD says
A man who is accused of killing two people, including the mother of his child, inside of a home in Spring Branch on Thanksgiving Day has reportedly turned himself in to police.
โReal-life horror storyโ: Houston man sentenced to life in prison for using hammer to kill ex-girlfriend and stabbing man to death, DAโs office says
A Houston man was sentenced to life in prison for using a hammer to murder a woman he was having a relationship with in 2018, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Wednesday.
Man fatally struck while crossing the street in west Houston, police say
HOUSTON โ A man is dead after he was struck while crossing the street in west Houston Sunday, police said. Officers said it happened around 10:55 p.m. near the Westheimer and Dunvale intersection. According to investigators, the driver who hit the victim said that he didnโt see the man walking. Witnesses said the driver was speeding but police have not confirmed that. The driver stayed at the scene until police arrived, investigators said.
Mom finds son dead at home in northeast Harris County, deputies say
HUMBLE, Texas โ Harris County sheriffโs deputies are investigating after they said a man was found dead by his mother at his home in northeast Harris County Sunday. Deputies said they were called to a residence located in the 9200 block of Red Castle Lane around 10:25 p.m. Badgerโs mother told deputies she entered the residence and located her son unresponsive in the bedroom. Deputies said EMS responded to the scene and determined the victim was dead from apparent gunshot wounds. Deputies said the case is being investigated by the Harris County Sheriffโs Office Homicide Unit.
Search underway for suspect after man shot, killed outside of home in SE Houston: Police
HOUSTON โ An investigation is underway after police said a woman discovered her brother had been shot and killed outside of a home in southeast Houston Thursday. Police said the shooting happened around 7:45 p.m. when the man, who was in his 20s, went outside the home located on Winthrop Lane near Hobby Airport to talk to someone in a red truck. Thatโs when his sister heard six to seven gunshots, officers said. According to investigators, the suspect fled the scene. Police said no arrests have been made in the shooting.
Man followed, fatally shot after argument in northwest Houston, police say
HOUSTON โ A man is dead after an argument at a convenience store ended in a shooting at an apartment complex in northwest Houston Thursday, police said. Police said the victim, who was in his 20s, was followed to the complex located on West Gulf Bank near Veterans Memorial. According to investigators, there is no information on the gunman. Police said the reason for the argument is unknown.
Police searching for suspect after man fatally shot while inside truck in Baytown
BAYTOWN, Texas โ Police are looking for a person of interest connected to a shooting that left a man dead and another man injured in Baytown Sunday. Officers have identified the person of interest as Mickey Gonzalez, 37, of Houston. Houston police believe Gonzalez may have been involved in a shooting Sunday morning with two men in the 3100 block of Berkley in east Houston. โDuring that time they (officers) received information that a male named Mickey Gonzalez had shot somebody at that location,โ said Sgt. According to investigators, the passenger was pronounced dead at the scene in the backseat of the truck.
Man shot and killed at gas station in northeast Harris County, deputies say
HOUSTON โ Harris County sheriffโs deputies said they are investigating a shooting that left a man dead at a gas station in northeast Harris County Sunday. Deputies said the shooting happened around 10:35 p.m. at a Shell Gas Station in the 5300 block of Aldine Mail Road. Upon arrival, deputies said they found the victim, an unidentified Hispanic male in his early 30s, unresponsive from an apparent gunshot wound. According to investigators, the victim was standing outside of the gas station when shots were fired at him from an adjacent parking lot. Investigators urge anyone with information about this shooting to contact the Harris County Sheriffโs Office Homicide Unit at (713)-221-6000 or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222- TIPS (8477).
Father shot, killed at apartment complex in southwest Houston, police say
HOUSTON โ Police said they are searching for a gunman who they believe shot and killed a father inside his apartment Monday. Investigators said the shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. on South Kirkwood and Westheimer. According to police, neighbors reported hearing three to four gunshots and minutes later, someone screaming for help. Police said they had to force their way inside the apartment, where they found the father dead and gunshots in a sliding glass door. Detectives are calling the incident a โsenseless murder.โ
63-year-old man found bound, gagged in northeast Houston, police say
HOUSTON โ Police are investigating to find out what happened before a dead man was found bound and gagged in northeast Houston Tuesday. Officers said the man was found near the 3800 block of Woolworth around 12:40 a.m. According to investigators, 63-year-old Richard Graves was found inside a home by his stepdaughter. The home was ransacked and Graves has signs of trauma throughout his body, police said. As of right now, police said they donโt have any information on any suspects or a motive.
Man killed while chasing stolen truck in historic east Houston cemetery, police say
HOUSTON โ A man is dead and his adult son is injured after police said he chased down the guys who stole his brand-new truck into an east Houston cemetery Sunday night. According to officers, the man was following three men who had just stolen his pickup truck. Police said the man eventually caught up to the suspects and jumped onto the side of the stolen vehicle. โI am speechless, really speechless at what has happened,โ said Lisa Jedkins, caretaker of Historic Evergreen Cemetery. If you would like to help repair the cemetery, Jedkins urges you to reach out to her through a page she established for the cemetery.