Houston police officers shot and killed a man they said was firing off his gun in a neighborhood in Northeast Houston.

Four Idaho police officers who fatally shot an autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was holding a knife on the other side of a chain-link fence in April were justified in their actions and will not face criminal charges, according to the state attorney general.

After the Houston Police Department boosted pay for officers, agencies across the region are scrambling to keep up and keep their people from leaving for better-paying departments.

According to Houston Police, Midwest Patrol officers responded to a shooting in a shopping center parking on South Gessner around 1:15 a.m. On Saturday.

According to Houston Police, officers with the South Central Division were called to a shooting around 8:15 p.m. On Friday night near south MacGregor Way and Calhoun Road.

A man was killed during a family disturbance in northeast Houston early Saturday morning. While responding to that call, two Houston police officers were injured in a crash when their patrol vehicle was hit and caught fire. A nearby wrecker driver helped pull them to safety. Police say both incidents are connected. The suspect in the stabbing is in custody, while the driver who caused the crash fled the scene.

A historic new contract has been approved to help recruit new officers, as well as raise officers' salaries. Right now, starting officers are making $64K a year, but this new contract will bump that to $81K a year. On top of that, the new contract adds 500 more officers to the department.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped a shipment of what was labeled as fresh bell peppers and cucumbers, but something entirely different was concealed inside the produce.

Investigators are working to determine how the woman died.

According to HPD, officers from the Southwest Patrol Division responded to a call about a shooting at a motel near 13900 Main Street on Saturday evening.

The Houston Police Department has released bodycam video showing the moments leading up to an officer-involved shooting in November.

Frank Orenday has been charged with capital murder following a shooting at the Mustang Inn Motel in Humble on November 1, 2023.

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash while biking near the intersection of the Gulf Freeway and Dixie Farm Road in southeast Houston around 10 p.m. last night.

A suspect was killed after the Houston Police Department said he fired gunshots at two officers who were responding to an assault call north of downtown Friday.

Law enforcement leaders are sharing their plan to help officers who were involved in the Lakewood Church shooting on Sunday.

A robbery suspect was arrested on Wednesday after leading officers on a car chase in northeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

Authorities said gunshots were fired at officers who were responding to a call in the Alief area in western Houston.

A suspect who authorities said led police on a chase after being caught in the act of stealing copper wiring from a home ended up in a retention pond before being pulled out by officers in east Houston on Wednesday.

Police video shows Texas U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson being taken to the ground by officers and profanely berating them during an altercation at a rodeo last month.

Three San Antonio police officers have been taken into custody and are suspended without pay, pending further investigation following a deadly officer-involved shooting at an apartment complex early Friday morning.

Fort Worth Police Department officers said they tracked down a 6-month-old baby after the child had been kidnapped during a car theft on Monday.

A suspect has been arrested after a double shooting in Hempstead Tuesday evening, according to police.

An investigation is underway after a 50-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting in his vehicle with his girlfriend outside of his parents’ home in Missouri City, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

A 17-year-old driver is in custody after the teen led police on a chase on the Southwest Freeway Tuesday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

An investigation is underway after a bicyclist and motorcyclist were killed in a crash in downtown Houston Sunday night, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

A man has died after falling into a fire pit while trying to stay warm in Houston’s Third Ward Friday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

Officers with the Houston Police Department said they are investigating after an Uber driver was shot following an argument with passengers in northeast Houston Sunday.

An investigation is underway after two male relatives were shot and killed at an apartment complex in west Houston Thursday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

A woman suspected of driving while intoxicated was taken into custody after crashing into an H&B Block store in southwest Houston Thursday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

An investigation is underway after a DWI suspect struck a police officer and a suspect accused in a hit-and-run incident during a chase in southwest Houston Tuesday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

A motorcyclist is dead after he was fatally struck by an 18-wheeler on Houston’s East End Thursday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

A suspect is in custody after crashing a stolen U-Haul while leading police on a chase across southwest Houston Thursday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

Officers with the Houston Police Department are investigating after they said a man was fatally shot during an altercation in northeast Houston Tuesday.

Houston police are investigating after they said a vehicle stolen by homicide suspects was found following a traffic stop in north Houston Tuesday.

Officers with the Houston Police Department are investigating after they said a homeowner shot and killed a man in southeast Houston Friday.

A suspect who was reportedly involved in a pursuit with officers from the Houston Police Department has died after a crash in northwest Houston Tuesday, authorities said.

Officers with the Houston Police Department are investigating after a man was found shot to death near NRG Stadium Wednesday.

Galena Park ISD leaders say it is important for officers to learn and for families to see students will be protected when they come to school.

An investigation is underway after a man who officers said initially tried to harm himself shot at police in southwest Houston Wednesday, according to the Houston Police Department.

A suspect is dead after officers with the Pasadena Police Department said he pulled a gun out on them as they were approaching him at an apartment complex in Seabrook Thursday.

The Houston Police Department released bodycam video of a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened on April 9 in northwest Houston.

Officers with the Houston Police Department are searching for two car theft suspects they said is on the run after a chase on East Freeway Wednesday.

Houston activists denounce the recent reinstatement of a Houston police sergeant and three officers who were fired for their role in the deadly shooting of Nicholas Chavez.

Officers with the Houston Police Department are investigating after they said a vehicle was found in a body of water in southwest Houston Monday.

Three Houston police officers were shot near Midtown Thursday afternoon following a possible police chase, according to HPD.

A suspect has been injured after an officer fired his weapon Wednesday afternoon, Jersey Village Police Chief confirmed.

Multiple people were wounded in two shootings that occurred near each other Sunday evening in Houston’s Acres Homes Area, police said.

Two officers have been shot in an incident in northeast Houston.KPRC 2 is providing comprehensive coverage of the scene and here are some of the videos and images we have of the scene and across Houston as emergency workers provide support.

HOUSTON – Officers shot and killed an armed man in north Houston on Thursday night, according to police. According to Houston police, the officers were responding to reports of a person with a gun. Police said that when the officers arrived, they encountered a man with a gun. According to police, officers D. Shurtleff and D. Coppola both discharged their weapons and were not injured in the incident. Shurtleff was sworn in as an officer in September 2018 and Coppola was sworn in as an officer in January 2016.

HOUSTON – Between Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 17 people including four teenagers were shot in Houston, the most of any weekend this year and part of a growing trend of violence in the city. “We haven’t seen this kind of violence, since the late 80s and early 90s when crack first hit the streets here in Houston,” said Doug Griffith, the president of the Houston Police Officers Union. Mayor Sylvester Turner began his Monday press conference addressing the shootings, instead of COVID-19, calling his administration’s commitment to reducing crime “our top priority.”“We cannot blame everything on the pandemic in Houston,” Turner said. “We have a situation that we need to address in our city.”Of the 17 people shot over the weekend, six did not survive their injuries. “Our community/region had too much gun violence this weekend.

HOUSTON – A man was found dead inside a vehicle parked on a US-59 exit ramp in downtown Houston, according to Houston police. At approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday officers were dispatched to 100 block of Hamilton Street on a report of a shooting. When officers arrived on scene they observed a vehicle damaged with several bullet holes parked on an exit ramp. They found a man dead inside the vehicle. Detectives said it appears the man, a Black male 30 to 40 years of age, died from a gunshot wound.

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HOUSTON – Houston authorities said veteran Houston Police Officer Sgt. Harold Preston has died after a shooting near NRG Tuesday morning. Harold Preston, who was shot and killed in the line of duty this morning. The responding officers -- a 3-year veteran officer, a 5-year veteran officer and Preston -- arrived at the scene and met the woman who had called police. The two officers who were shot -- Courtney Waller and Preston -- were transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital at 9:32.

And James was letting his team know that NBA players, who have spent months seeking justice for Breonna Taylor, did not get what they wanted. State Attorney General Daniel Cameron said the officers’ shots that killed Taylor were fired in self-defense. Many NBA players have met, virtually, with members of her family to offer support. ... What currently is happening isn’t good enough.”National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts went a step further. We’re going to continue fighting, we’re going to continue to push, we’re going to continue to use our voices.”___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Taylor Roccaforte grew up idolizing his father Sam who has spent almost 40 years with the Houston Police Department. Its something that I always loved, Taylor Roccaforte said. Our camera crew caught up with the pair as they preparing to participate in the annual Houston Police Department Physical fitness test. For me, it was challenging, I still run every other day but the sprint is hard on me, Sam Roccaforte said. When anybody calls you and says your son has been shot you want to say are you kidding me?

Published: May 18, 2020, 7:46 am Updated: May 18, 2020, 8:31 amHOUSTON – Officers said a driver rammed into a police SUV during a chase in north Houston Monday. At around midnight, police said the driver took off when officers tried to pull them over on Fallbrook near Ella Boulevard. When the driver reached a dead-end and tried to turn around, officers said the police SUV blocked him in. Police said the driver rammed the SUV to try and escape but failed. No one was hurt during the incident, police said.

HOUSTON – Two officers were injured after they were involved in a crash in west Houston. The incident happened around 1 a.m. Thursday on the Katy Freeway near Chimney Rock Road, authorities said. Police said the officers were heading westbound on the Katy Freeway when they came up on a disabled vehicle. The officers swerved from left to right to avoid the vehicle, which caused them to hydroplane and crash, authorities said. One of the officers may have suffered a broken wrist and a leg injury and the other may have a concussion, authorities said.

CONROE, Texas – A 24-year-old was arrested Monday after holding SWAT officers at bay at an apartment complex in Conroe. The incident started around 4 a.m. when officers responded to some sort of disturbance at Tall Timbers on S 7th St. and Silverdale. "Officers arrived, found the suspect outside, and the suspect immediately fled on foot," said Sgt. Conroe PD and swat team on scene after man holed up in apartment for hours in Tall Timbers Apt Complex. CPD say the suspect shot at Conroe Police Officer.