A fight in Midtown escalated into gunfire around 2:30 a.m. Sunday on West Gray Street when a participant began shooting and then continued firing from a vehicle while driving. HPD said three innocent bystanders were struck but are expected to be okay.

A woman was taken into custody Friday afternoon after a man was shot on a Houston Metro bus in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

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An adult man was fatally shot around 2:30 a.m. at a bus stop in the 600 block of West Cavalcade Street in north Houston after a vehicle stopped nearby and someone inside fired at him before fleeing.

A Houston-area man thought he had finally bought his dream car, a 2018 Camaro SS, only to learn four months later that the vehicle was stolen and allegedly sold through a Houston Police Department auction.

A Houston man in his 40s was shot late Sept. 15 near Liberty Road and Staples Street after leaving a corner store and encountering an unknown individual; a confrontation led the suspect to open fire,w

Houston police are investigating a fatal shooting at a home in the Woodland Heights area Tuesday morning.

A woman believed to be in her mid-20s was struck and killed late Monday night on Little York Road in Houston; she was found lying in the roadway with visible trauma and died at a hospital. Police saya

New details are emerging about a deadly standoff at a Houston apartment complex,  including a violent incident that occurred at the same location just days before.

Houston police have released body camera footage showing the moments officers confronted a man accused of firing a rifle at passing vehicles in northeast Houston before four law enforcement officers opened fire.

A 72-year-old woman using a walker was struck and killed by a westbound white Nissan Altima while crossing in a crosswalk near Houston’s Texas Medical Center around 4:40 a.m.

Houston Police is looking for two male suspects in connection to shooting death of a 34-year-old man.

A man was found with multiple gunshot wounds outside an apartment complex on North Point Drive after reporting a drive-by shooting; he was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Officers found a血s

The Houston Police Department needs help identifying a suspect accused of robbing a business on W 34th Street near the Northwest Freeway.

Police said an intoxicated man and his nephew were asked to leave a southwest Houston restaurant; the man retrieved a firearm from his vehicle and opened fire toward the business, striking a 30-something man in the torso and leg.

A woman in her 20s was fatally struck while crossing Westheimer Road outside a crosswalk near a Houston club late Saturday night.

A man in his 20s died after stepping out of a moving pickup on northbound IH-45 near Scarsdale Boulevard around 2:30 a.m.

Houston police are investigating after a person was found dead inside an overturned trash can at a Third Ward apartment complex early Sunday morning following reports of gunfire and someone moving a body.

A man in his early 30s seeking help at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital told staff he was suicidal and was placed in a secluded area of the emergency department.

A 48-year-old man, Derrick Duane Jackson, was arrested and charged with capital murder after a woman and a man were found shot to death inside an apartment complex management office in west Houston on Sept. 3.

Galena Park police pursued a gray Infiniti early Saturday after a traffic stop attempt; the vehicle lost control and was later found stopped on Clinton Drive.

A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday night after entering an active traffic lane on Cullen Boulevard near Bellfort Avenue outside a marked crosswalk; he was taken to Ben Taub Hospital where he later died.

A man linked to three shootings across the Houston area was found dead in the back seat of a vehicle after a police standoff on Houston’s north side.

Harris County detectives executed coordinated search warrants at three locations tied to suspected chop shop operations, recovering four stolen vehicles and 252 vehicle parts while arresting a man who fled from one scene.

Houston Police are investigating a shooting at a Burger King in the Denver Harbor area of northeast Houston after officers responded to the 6200 block of the East Freeway shortly after 10 a.m. Friday.

Houston police released a sketch of a bald Black man with tattoos on his face and arms accused of asking an 8-year-old girl to get into his vehicle on Aug. 16 in the 6200 block of Haskell Street.

Houston police are investigating a fatal shooting on the 700 block of Cottage Street after a pedestrian reportedly shot a man inside his car around 1 p.m. following an altercation.

A high-speed collision on East Orem Drive in Houston killed the female driver of a Honda Accord after a Jeep SUV struck the car as it exited a residential neighborhood; two passengers from the Honda,"

A driver was killed early morning after losing control of a white Porsche on Houston’s South Loop West feeder road near Kirby Drive, striking a curb, going airborne, and hitting a pole in front of Pап

An investigation is underway after a man was shot Thursday afternoon in north Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

The Houston Police Department says it is investigating certain usages of the Flock camera system by officers for potential policy violations.

Houston police are expanding their use of drones, giving officers another tool to gather information during dangerous calls before making decisions that could put lives at risk.

Two of the three men who witnessed the shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, shot and killed by federal immigration agents on Canal Street in July are now released from custody.

Houston’s police chief was a no-show Tuesday as the city’s Public Safety Committee received its first-ever quarterly immigration enforcement report — and both council members and the public wanted to know why.

An investigation is underway after a body was found Monday in Houston’s 5th Ward, according to the Houston Police Department.

Uber driver Anthony Baines says it is one of the craziest things that has ever happened to him.

A woman in her mid-20s was pistol-whipped and shot in the shoulder during an attempted carjacking on Eagle St. in Houston early Friday morning. The suspect, a Black male in dark clothing and a black‑‑

An elderly man walking across an intersection with a walker was fatally struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

A church service in southwest Houston was interrupted Sunday morning after gunfire was reported outside the building, alarming about 70 attendees and cutting the service short.

A shooting at a large gathering in southeast Houston early Sunday left one man dead and four others injured after a dispute escalated into gunfire.

A woman was killed and three others were injured in a shooting at a Sunnyside home in Houston early Saturday morning, according to police.

A shooting involving Houston police officers was reported Friday morning in northeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

Houston voters will have the opportunity this November to reshape two significant law enforcement policies — low-level marijuana possession enforcement and no-knock warrants.

A 29-year-old man was shot multiple times in a garage ambush on Tiltree Street in Houston, while his 22-year-old girlfriend escaped unharmed. Five masked suspects, at least one armed with a short-bar­

Houston City Council is preparing to decide whether to let voters weigh in on two hot-button policing issues this fall. A vote is expected Wednesday on whether to place both measures on the November ballot.

A body was found floating face down in a body of water near the Gulf Freeway Monday morning, according to the Houston Fire Department.

A 19-year-old was critically injured in a drive-by shooting late Sunday night on I-45 in Houston. Police found the victim in a truck that had been struck by multiple gunshots after another vehicle had

Houston police shot and killed an armed man at an apartment complex parking garage on Westheimer after responding to a report of a person down late Saturday night.

One person is dead and another has been hospitalized following a shooting in northeast Houston, according to Houston police.

A 22-year-old man died after being shot during a dispute with his 25-year-old sister at a northwest Houston home, according to police.

A 71-year-old man in a wheelchair was fatally struck by vehicle while using a marked crosswalk on Telephone Road in Houston Friday night, police said.

A woman in her 20s was killed early Saturday after her car ran two red lights at high speed and collided with another vehicle at Telephone Road and Reveille Street in Houston, police say.

Houston police are investigating after a body was discovered Friday morning in a wooded area near Buffalo Bayou on Deerwood Road.

Harris County leaders are set to announce funding for an independent review of the fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo last month.

Two teenagers and a 20-year-old woman have been charged in an attempted armored truck robbery on Bellaire Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Houston Police Department.

Houston ISD Police, Houston Police, and other local agencies are launching Project Safe Start, a collaborative security initiative for the 2026-2027 school year.

A man in his 60s was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds, including to his head and chest, outside an apartment complex in northwest Houston early Sunday morning.

Two men were shot while walking and eating ice cream in northwest Houston after a car carrying four individuals pulled up and opened fire, police say.

An investigation is underway after a pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in a parking lot Friday morning in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

Houston police are asking the public to come forward after investigators arrested a 62-year-old man they say is connected to multiple sexual assault cases spanning nearly two decades.

Unique Green, a Houston-area funeral director also known as Michael, has been released on bond after being arrested on five felony charges for allegedly stealing over $2 million from the estate of Lawrence Gammon by posing as his spouse and filing fraudulent documents.

Houston police homicide investigators responded to a report of a body found in a grassy area at 8139 Gulf Freeway near Sims Bayou on Wednesday morning.

Three women are recovering after a barrage of gunfire erupted outside a convenience store in southeast Houston Tuesday night, according to the Houston Police Department.

A suspected drunk driver was killed and another driver was injured in a head-on crash late Sunday night in northeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

A driver died early Sunday after their car crashed into a parked 18-wheeler on Dorsett Avenue in north Houston, police said.

League City police uncovered a major organized retail theft operation after responding to a shoplifting report at a Sephora inside Kohl’s, leading to the recovery of over $400,000 in stolen goods and the arrest of Claudia Ivonne Higuera-Torres.

What began as a reported shoplifting at a Galleria-area clothing store ended in tragedy Thursday night when two women were hit and killed while running across a Houston freeway following a police chase, according to the Houston Police Department.

Houston police are investigating after a body was recovered from Brays Bayou in southeast Houston Wednesday morning.

A 20-year-old woman was shot in the neck after gunfire erupted outside a southeast Houston business Wednesday, according to the Houston Police Department.

Houston police are investigating after a person was found unconscious near a bayou in east Houston Monday morning

A passenger was killed and a driver seriously injured in a rear-end crash on the Southwest Freeway near Chimney Rock Road after the Acura they were in stopped on the shoulder to retrieve a lost bumper and was struck by a Ford Mustang.

A juvenile was hospitalized after being struck by gunfire during a fight among adults near Discovery Green in downtown Houston Friday night.

Houston police responded to a reported assault early Saturday at a home on Briarcliff Drive, where a man allegedly attacked his girlfriend and then refused to leave the residence.

Houston Police Department Chief J. Noe Diaz sent a letter to the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety requesting the Texas Rangers conduct their own investigation into the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent.

A body was discovered Monday morning in Greens Bayou in northeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

"They control the scene, the deceased, the van, the witnesses. So yes, they control the investigation," Mayor John Whitmire said.

Mayor John Whitmire is expected to provide an update Friday afternoon on the investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, days after the incident sparked calls for greater transparency from local leaders.

Houston city leaders officially broke ground Thursday on a new home for the Houston Police Department’s South Central Patrol Station, a project officials say will provide more space for officers and improve service to several central Houston neighborhoods.

A fatal crash occurred around 12:16 a.m. on July 9, 2026, when a blue Ford F-150 traveling at high speed on Ella Boulevard struck a tree near Pinemont Drive in northwest Houston.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire stated the city cannot investigate the fatal ICE shooting in Magnolia Park because the Houston Police Department was not involved and lacks jurisdiction.

An investigation is underway after skeletal remains were found Monday afternoon in a vacant field in north Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

Law enforcement is responding to a shooting involving a police officer Monday night, according to the Houston Police Department.

A man is now charged after police say he attacked a woman inside a downtown Houston parking garage last week.

A fireworks dispute between neighbors in Houston's South Side escalated into gunfire early Sunday, resulting in two people being injured.

An investigation is underway after a mother and her two young children were found dead inside a motel Friday afternoon in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

Houston police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred around 1 a.m. Friday on the 8400 block of Broadway Street, where an adult man was found dead from a gunshot wound.

A man is now in custody after a woman was attacked in a downtown Houston parking garage Thursday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.

A man was arrested and charged after allegedly taunting disabled and homeless people by spraying them with a high-powered, motorized water gun, according to the Houston Police Department.

A Houston Police Department officer was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a patrol vehicle early Wednesday morning in northwest Houston, according to police.

Two people are dead after an 18-wheeler overturned onto a vehicle, causing the car to catch fire Wednesday morning on the Katy Freeway, according to the Houston Police Department.

One person is dead, and two others are in custody after a police chase involving a stolen vehicle ended in a crash early Wednesday morning in west Houston.

A construction worker was killed Sunday night after being hit by a work vehicle in a construction zone along the Gulf Freeway, according to the Houston Police Department.

A man was shot in the foot during a gunfight between two groups at a gas station on the Southwest Freeway in Houston early Sunday morning.

Houston police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday outside the Heights Drive Inn on N. Main Street.

A man was fatally shot by his roommate late Saturday night at a residence in Houston’s South Central area, according to police.

Houston police responded to a shooting at a corner store on the 8900 block of Cullen Boulevard, where they found a man with a gunshot wound to the head.

A woman died after her car struck the back of a stalled 18-wheeler on Loop 610 near Kirby Drive around midnight.

A family disturbance between two adult brothers in southeast Houston escalated into a deadly altercation Friday night, according to police.

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.

A Houston family is grieving after an elderly man was killed in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night in north Houston.