A man has been charged with murder after authorities say he shot and killed another man during a child custody exchange in northeast Houston on Tuesday, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
A Montgomery County man is facing a murder charge after deputies say a domestic disturbance early Monday morning ended with his mother dead and a violent confrontation with law enforcement.
Harris County officials are continuing to investigate a deadly shooting at a Spring apartment complex that left two people dead, and authorities have now announced an arrest in the case.
Newly obtained court documents are revealing chilling new details in the fatal shooting of a woman in northwest Harris County, including eyewitness testimony from the victim’s son, live audio captured during the attack, and extensive digital evidence investigators say ties the suspect to the killing.
Nearly 3 years after Austin Kanuch was stabbed in his sleep, his family is turning grief into determination, unveiling a memorial bench in Cypress Park while a $40,000 reward is on the table for information leading to an arrest.
Officials have now identified both the victim and the suspect after a 21-year-old woman was found shot to death inside a home near Crosby on Monday afternoon.
Authorities are investigating after a woman was found shot to death at a home in the Crosby area Sunday evening, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Houston police are investigating the apparent fatal stabbing of a man discovered inside a vehicle in a downtown parking garage Sunday afternoon.
A 47-year-old man has been charged with capital murder in the death of an employee at Tropical Tea, a karaoke bar in the Little Saigon neighborhood.
New court records filed Wednesday in Harris County appear to indicate at least two of Lee Gilley’s three U.S. defense attorneys are seeking to withdraw from the case.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was found dead inside an apartment in the northern part of the county after her family reported to apartment management that they hadn’t been able to make contact with her for several days.
Harris County capital murder suspect Lee Gilley appeared in a courtroom in Turin, Italy, around 3 a.m. local time Monday, for a hearing to validate his arrest at the Turin Court of Appeals.
New photos shared with KPRC 2 News show Christa on a girls’ trip to Sicily in May 2024, months before her death. She also studied abroad there while in college, according to her high school friend, Cara Kelly.
Lee Gilley, the 39-year-old Houston man accused of strangling his pregnant wife in 2024 and cutting off his ankle monitor before being caught in Italy this week, is facing a new federal charge connected to his international flight just weeks before his capital murder trial.
The team behind Traveler’s Table and Traveler’s Cart has released its first public statement following the tragic deaths of the restaurants’ owners, Matthew and Thy Mitchell, and their two young children.
Authorities are investigating a tragic shooting that left a Houston couple and two young children dead at a residence in the River Oaks area.
Gilley was scheduled to be in court this week and begin his murder trial later this month, according to court records.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal domestic violence shooting at a home in Cloverleaf that left a 39-year-old woman dead.
A man accused of helping the longtime suspect in the “Texas Killing Fields” murders conceal two bodies is now facing more charges.
The man accused in one of Houston’s most haunting cold cases has died before he could face justice in court.
After nearly three years in jail—and just before his trial was set to begin—the Harris County District Attorney’s Office dismissed the murder case against 50-year-old James London on April 10, citing one reason: it could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
A Harris County grand jury has returned a capital murder indictment against a suspect in one of Houston’s most haunting cold cases, more than three decades after two young people were found brutally killed in west Houston.
The wanted man accused of killing a pregnant Houston woman whose disappearance sparked widespread concern has been taken into custody in Louisiana, according to new information confirmed Monday.
Houston police are still searching for Kevin Faux, the man charged with capital murder in the death of Ashanti Allen, a 23-year-old who was eight months pregnant when she disappeared.
The man presumed to be the father of the missing woman, who was found dead at a park on Chimney Rock on Thursday, is now wanted for her murder.
A trial date has been set for a man, charged with capital murder in connection to the death of his pregnant wife in The Heights in 2024.
A man’s co-worker has been charged with murder after he was found dead inside one of the homes they were renovating in Spring on Sunday.
An investigation is underway after a man was found dead at a home he was renovating in northwest Harris County, with authorities now saying foul play is suspected.
Alvin police are asking the public for help locating a suspect wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old.
A man has been arrested, several days after his girlfriend was found shot to death at an apartment in northeast Houston.
More than four decades after a series of murders along a stretch of Southeast Texas known as the “Texas Killing Fields,” prosecutors say they are making progress—and the investigation is far from over.
After more than 40 years of unanswered questions and decades of frustration from families of victims, authorities have arrested a man suspected of participating in at least two deaths related to the “Texas Killing Fields.”
A double murder case that went cold for 36 years has finally resulted in an arrest.
Homicide detectives with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after a man was found dead inside a home in Harris County.
A man has been charged with murder after authorities in Galveston County say he gave a 37-year-old mother of three fentanyl which led to her death in January.
More than a decade after Donald “Donnie” Lapointe was found dead in Houston, his family is still searching for justice in the unsolved case.
A Houston murder suspect who was mistakenly released just hours before charges were formally filed has been taken into custody after two weeks on the run, FBI Houston announced Friday.
Homicide detectives are responding to a deadly shooting Wednesday morning in southwest Houston, HPD confirmed.
An 18-year-old is now facing federal charges in the murder case of a 61-year-old Austin woman who was visiting Houston to support a friend undergoing cancer treatment.
An accused killer remained jailed Monday after authorities say he shot and killed a 61-year-old Austin woman who was in Houston to support a friend undergoing cancer treatment.
Nine months after Lonnie Moore was found dead from a gunshot wound in his car, initially believed to be a suicide, his wife Breyanai Moore has been arrested and charged with his murder. The investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office revealed evidence contradicting the initial suicide assessment, leading to Breyanai's arrest with assistance from the Galveston County Sheriff's Office.
Austin police will hold a media-only press conference Thursday at noon to release critical details about the March 1 shooting in the West Sixth Street entertainment district.
Harris County District Court Judge Beverly Armstrong denied bond Wednesday for a Houston attorney who has been under investigation for more than a year connected to a missing person case.
A man has been found guilty of murdering his wife in 2023 after authorities say he ambushed her at her new home after she filed for divorce.
Hours after Houston police announced that a suspect had been arrested and charged in a murder earlier this week, KPRC 2 News confirmed that the suspect had actually been released on bond hours before the murder charge was filed.
A Houston attorney is back behind bars as police continue investigating the disappearance — and possible murder — of a man who has been missing for nearly two years.
A federal indictment from the Southern District of Texas has charged 20 men in the Houston area for crimes related to alleged involvement with the Houston-based “Free Money” gang.
Adan Gracia, 21, has been charged with capital murder for allegedly killing smoke shop owner Fernando Gallardo during an attempted robbery in northwest Houston. Gallardo was found dead at the Daze Elevated smoke shop by an employee who noticed suspicious signs. Gracia was detained after being identified through surveillance footage and is scheduled to appear in court on February 16.
A man is dead after crashing his vehicle into a parked car and a residential garage in northwest Harris County, according to authorities.
New DNA technology is bringing renewed attention to a 45-year-old Christmas Day double murder in Houston. The Texas Department of Public Safety says evidence in the 1980 killings of Estella and Andrew Salinas has been submitted for modern analysis, and a $6,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to an arrest.
A Brazoria County Judge ordered the Porter mother accused of shooting her children to stop speaking to media as of Tuesday afternoon.
A capital murder charge has been filed against a Houston man accused of carrying out a deadly drive-by shooting that killed two people and injured 15 others outside a local club last year.
Norman Johnson, 42, was denied bail by a Harris County judge after being accused of fatally shooting Trinette and Christopher Lopez in Katy, Texas. Authorities suspect the motive may be tied to a child custody dispute, as the Lopez's adopted daughter is Johnson's biological child. Johnson, originally from Austin, was apprehended in Williamson County on a separate harassment charge. His next court appearance is scheduled for February 10.
Two Houston-area men have been found guilty of multiple felony counts in connection with a murder-for-hire plot that left an innocent man seriously injured after being mistaken for the intended target.
Norman Johnson, 42, appeared in Harris County court for the first time after being charged with the murder of a Katy couple, Trinette and Christopher Lopez, last month. Johnson, related to Trinette and the biological father of the couple's 7-year-old adopted daughter, is suspected of committing the murders due to a child custody dispute. He allegedly drove from Austin, waited outside the Lopez home, and opened fire before fleeing. Johnson was later arrested on a separate warrant and linked to the murders through surveillance and toll records, and now faces capital murder charges with a court appearance scheduled to set his bail.
Community leaders are demanding justice and stronger enforcement of event regulations after a deadly shooting at an unplanned trail rider gathering in Houston left one person dead and five others injured over the weekend.
Authorities in Houston have released new surveillance footage, in hopes of learning more information on a fatal shooting last year.
A Harris County district judge has denied bond for Brayden Smith, the 17-year-old suspect in a fatal shooting on a Houston METRO bus earlier this month.
Authorities recovered images of evidence from the affair, including matching tattoos, an engagement ring, numerous phone calls, and life insurance activity.
A man charged in the 2022 shooting death of a young mother in northwest Harris County is now one of the Houston FBI’s most wanted fugitives after authorities say he jumped bail and failed to appear in court.
Charges have been filed against a Detroit man who allegedly traveled to Houston and returned to Michigan after fatally shooting a woman multiple times at an Eastex Freeway storage unit in November.
Sarah Hartsfield left the Chambers County Courthouse as a convicted killer three months ago.
A 17-year-old accused in a deadly shooting on a METRO bus made his first appearance in court Monday morning. A judge ordered Brayden Smith to be held without bond.
A man named Jonah Cornnell McQueen has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting another man in the back in north Harris County. Authorities discovered the victim's body in a garage on Thornwilde Park Lane. McQueen was apprehended and handed over to the Homicide Division, and he is scheduled for a preliminary court appearance on Monday.
Charges have been filed against two teenagers accused in a deadly shooting aboard a Metro bus that killed a 25-year-old woman, raising new questions about bond decisions and court supervision in Harris County.
A Harris County judge on Monday denied bond for 18-year-old Aundre Matthews, the student accused of fatally stabbing his classmate and friend, Andrew Meismer, at Ross S. Sterling High School.
Court records show LaMarcus Smith, the former Harris County Constable Precinct 4 deputy accused of murdering his wife, is now facing an additional charge tied to allegations that he tried to have his mistress’ husband killed.
Jury selection for the trial of Tara King was scheduled to begin Monday, however, King pleaded guilty to a capital murder charge before the trial began.
The Bellaire Police Department released a social media post honoring the life, service, and sacrifice of Sgt. Jimmie Norman, who was killed in the line of duty on Christmas Eve in 2012.
KPRC 2 has obtained a handwritten letter from LaMarcus Smith, a former Harris County Constable Precinct 4 deputy now jailed in Fort Bend County on murder and fraud charges in connection with the fatal stabbing of his wife, Laura Smith.
Twenty-two years later, a woman has been arrested for the death of her husband that occurred in 2003, according to the Stafford Police Department.
22 years after a man was killed in Stafford, his wife has been arrested and charged with his murder.
Parents and students from Ross S. Sterling High School are voicing frustration over how the campus handled a stabbing in a classroom that left 16-year-old Andrew Meismer dead.
Authorities recovered images of evidence from the affair, including matching tattoos, an engagement ring, numerous phone calls, and life insurance activity.
Houston police are investigating a deadly incident involving a recovered body that officials believe was the girlfriend of a Honduran national. The man remains in the Harris County Jail with an ICE hold.
Investigators believe the two suspects went to the rental property searching for one of the suspects' girlfriends but ended up at the wrong rental and shooting an innocent person.
Three Houston men have been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man at a West Houston apartment complex two years ago.
A 44-year-old man is accused of killing another man by striking him in the head with a television before dumping his body at a nearby bus stop.
Houston police have charged a young man in connection with a double fatal shooting earlier this month on Windswept Lane.
A late-night gathering in southwest Houston turned deadly early Sunday morning when gunfire erupted at an event space located between South Post Oak and Vandalia Way.
The man said that when his wife went to sleep, he grabbed his gun and shot her and then tried to shoot himself.
Galveston Police say a 88-year-old man has been arrested and is charged with murder for allegedly killing his wife.