HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The identities of a teenager and a child who died earlier this week in north Houston after reportedly playing with a gun have been released. According to the original report, Houston Police Department officers responded around 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday to two tragic incidents: the accidental shooting of an 11-year-old boy and the apparent suicide of a 17-year-old. Police said the two victims, who were relatives, along with their 14-year-old family member, were playing with a gun at an apartment complex on Arto Street. The 17-year-old had allegedly brought the gun to the home, possibly to…
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KTRK) — Stefon Diggs, Danielle Hunter, and Joe Mixon are set to start in the Houston Texans’ second preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh. Hunter recently signed a two-year, $49 million free agent contract to play at NRG Stadium, located just 29 miles from his alma mater, Katy’s Morton Ranch High School. The Texans have a tradition of adding local talent to their roster. Jalen Pitre from Stafford High School, along with the Houston Cougars’ Case Keenum and Tank Dell, are among those who’ve kept their talents close to home. ABC13 took a look at the…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Residents of an apartment complex in northeast Harris County have gone months without receiving mail, a frustrating situation caused by repeated break-ins at the mailboxes of The Selena apartments on Uvalde Road. Resident Reginald Riggans expressed his frustration, explaining, “We’re just the little people caught between the corporation and the government.” He hasn’t received any mail since the end of May, and this isn’t the first time he’s faced this issue at the complex. “For four years, it’s been on and off with people breaking into the mailboxes,” Riggans said. “The mailboxes are in a…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 26-year-old man has been arrested by a SWAT team in connection with the fatal shooting of an Air Force veteran in the lobby of her downtown Houston apartment complex. The Houston Police Department has charged Tristian Sanders with the murder of 34-year-old Vanity Williams, who was found dead last Friday at 1711 Caroline St. Sanders was apprehended in Luling, Louisiana, and is currently being held at the St. Charles Parish Jail, awaiting extradition to Houston. According to the Louisiana State Police, who assisted HPD with the arrest, Sanders was taken into custody by a SWAT…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is facing charges for allegedly swindling a 92-year-old man out of his home in 2021, according to court documents. Keith Jones was charged in February with fraudulent securing of document execution and was recently indicted by a grand jury. Investigators report that the elderly victim, who suffers from dementia, was extremely vulnerable at the time of the alleged fraud. It remains unclear how Jones and the victim were acquainted, as the victim’s family told authorities they had never heard of Jones before. Jones is accused of deceiving the elderly man by falsely claiming that…
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Thursday warned that social media was being used as a tool to spread “anarchy”, following the military’s recent statements condemning the proliferation of propaganda and false information targeting the security forces online. Over the past couple of years, social media campaigns against the army have escalated, reflecting broader tensions within the country’s political and social fabric. The government, often in tandem with the military, has responded with stringent measures aimed at controlling the narrative and stifling dissent. These measures have led to numerous arrests and legal actions against journalists and social…
Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic record on Thursday and ended Pakistan’s 32-year wait for success at the Games by clinching the coveted gold medal in the men’s javelin final in Paris. The Mian Channu-born was slow off the blocks, registering a no-throw on his first attempt of the night but shocked everyone on his second attempt, with a monstrous 92.97-m throw, which the rest of the field could not even come close for the rest of the competition. Behind Nadeem on the podium was rival and reigning champion Neeraj Chopra, who also had a foul throw on…
PARIS: The Netherlands beat Germany in a shoot-out to win the men’s Olympic hockey gold on Thursday — the first leg of what they hope will be a Dutch double. A tense game ended all square at 1-1, with fourth-quarter goals in quick succession from Dutch captain Thierry Brinkman and Germany’s Thies Prinz. The match went to a shoot-out, with each player going one-on-one with the goalkeeper. The first two efforts for each side were saved before Brinkman put the Dutch 1-0 up. Pirmin Blaak then saved again from Prinz. Thijs van Dam and Justus Weigard both netted, leaving Duco…
PARIS: Arshad Nadeem entered the Stade de France for the javelin throw final with his arms in the air and a smile on his face, but left with a gold medal and an Olympic record! In the quiet, unobtrusive manner that has become his trademark in the elite men’s javelin, the 27-year-old stormed the field to take a terrific, historic gold at the finals here at the Paris Olympics with a mammoth 92.97m off his second throw. It was an Olympic record, erasing the existing one of 90.57m, set by Andreas Thorkildsen at Beijing 2008. For the under-powered Pakistan contingent…
