โJustice for Walterโ: Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, Rap-A-Lot founder say man shot by bounty hunters was โexecutedโ
Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorneys Ben Crump and Bob Hilliard are representing the family of Walter Hutchins, the man who was shot and killed by bounty hunters in Houstonโs Fifth Ward in late February.
Family looking for answers after 27-year-old woman killed in hit-and-run crash in NE Houston
HOUSTON โ The Chapa family is asking for the publicโs help in locating the person involved in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of 27-year-old Jessica Chapa. โRight here, this face every day when I came home is not going to be there no more thatโs what Iโm going to miss,โ said Jessicaโs father Juvenal Chapa. Jessica was driving a green jeep when a Gold pickup traveling northbound struck her vehicle as she was headed westbound. โHe hit her and he left, left her there for dead,โ said Juvenal. โIโm asking for the citizens of Houston in the northeast community here to help somebody saw something, somebody knows something.โAnyone with information, in this case, is urged to call the Houston Police Department Hit and Run Unit at 713-247-4072.
KPRC 2 Investigates: An undercover look inside Houstonโs underground world of street racing
KPRC 2 Investigates went undercover to see inside the culture, cars and controversy of illegal street racing in Houston. WATCH: Man gets 12 years in prison for street racing crash that killed pastor and wifeAnd it keeps happening. Recent Street Racing CrashesHereโs a look at some alleged street racing crashes in the Houston-area over the last six months. October 2020Motorcyclist killed after falling from interchange, reportedly racing vehicle on freewayMontgomery CountyMontgomery County doesnโt experience as much street racing as Harris County. NHRA Member TracksNHRA Member Track Directory MEMBER TRACKS Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 Division 6 Division 7Houston Motorsports ParkFriday, Nov. 27.
Burned body found outside warehouse in northeast Houston, police say
HOUSTON โ An investigation is underway after a burned body was found outside a warehouse Saturday morning in northeast Houston, police said. The discovery was made at 6:27 a.m. in the 4800 block of Moore Street. Houston firefighters went out to the location to put out a trash fire and found the manโs body in the dumpster, Houston police said. The medical examiner has to determine whether the victim died of gunshot wounds or from the fire, police said. The scene is under investigation.
Investigation underway after juvenile shot in southeast Houston
HOUSTON โ Houston police are investigating after a juvenile was left injured in a shooting in southeast Houston Monday evening, according to HPD. The shooting was reported around 6:49 p.m. in the 12000 block of Martin Luther King at Park Houston Apartments. The juvenile was alert and talking while being taken to a nearby hospital. No arrests have been reported. The cause of the shooting is unknown.
Volunteers gather to finish building home of widow in northeast Houston
For Luella Davis, her northeast Houston home is very meaningful. โHis name is Alfred James Davis,โ Davis still says with a smile. It just so happens, Brian Irving, Luella's neighbor, a stranger turned friend, became Orsborn's light. So impacted by Irving's work, Orsborn knew what she had to do. Letโs get this house built,โ Brian Irving said.
Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting in northeast Houston, police say
HOUSTON โ A suspect was killed Tuesday in an officer-involved shooting in northeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. HPD Chief Art Acevedo said there were reports of the man trying to jump in front of vehicles. Police said about two minutes later, the officer alerted that shots had been fired after the suspect refused to comply. Acevedo said when the suspect tried to charge at the officers again, officers discharged additional rounds, striking the man. Officerโs body cam will be reviewed as internal affairs investigate the officer-involved shooting, Acevedo said.
Woman reunited with dogs after thief stole SUV with pets in it Tuesday
HOUSTON โ Thursday Update: A pet owner whose SUV was stolen with her two dogs in it was reunited with both the car and her pups Thursday. Margaret Gonzalez said the vehicle was found wrecked at an apartment complex and someone found the dogs nearby and had been caring for them. Peanut and RJ were reunited with Gonzalez Thursday and she shared the video with KPRC 2. A short time later another person leaves the vehicle and makes the block before coming back to steal Gonzalezโ SUV. Gonzales said while she wants to find her SUV more than anything all she wants is her dogs back.
โI was so afraidโ: Mom describes moment 2 men steal truck with 10-month-old in backseat
HOUSTON โ Houston police say a 10-month-old baby girl was found safe after the truck she was in was stolen from a gas station in northeast Houston Friday morning. Car theft caught on cameraSurveillance footage from the gas station shows a dark SUV pull up behind the pickup truck that was parked at a pump. A man in a blue hoodie got out of the SUV and walked casually around the pickup truck, peeking inside the windows. At that moment a woman can be seen running toward the pickup truck, trying to stop him. The suspect in the pickup truck and the SUV are seen speeding away and the woman stops another pickup truck, gets in and appear to follow the suspect.