HOUSTON, Texas — Houston police are investigating the deaths of a man and woman who were found Monday afternoon in Montrose. The call came in to police as a double DOA just before 1:30 p.m. Officers were dispatched to the 4000 block of McDuffie Street where they discovered the two adults dead. There’s no immediate word on the cause of death for the pair, but police tweeted that there’s no known threat to the public. The investigation is ongoing.
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Ramon Reyes moved to Midtown Houston in 2018 but said he’s never seen anything like the deadly shooting his home security camera captured on Friday night. “It’s just amazing that it happened so close to my house,” said Reyes. “I had my daughter, and she was panicking.” The shooting took place at 1300 Hadley Street around 9:10 p.m. on Feb. 18. It was the second shooting in the area that night. The first shooting, which happened at 1300 Webster Street, sent a man in his 40s to the hospital in critical but stable condition. The victim…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The No.2 ranked team in the state, Summer Creek cruises into the third round after an 87-48 win over Clear Falls. Kaitlyn Duhon led the Lady Bulldogs with a game-high 17 points, while sophomore Torran Deterville added 14 points and Anahlynn Murray with 13. Summer Creek has won 17 games in a row and faces the No.9 team in the state – Shadow Creek. The Lady Sharks advanced past Dobie in the area round after trailing 22-1 at one point in the game. Meanwhile, North Shore eliminated the state’s 14th ranked team, Clear Brook, to advance…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After watching his home burn down this weekend, Scott Smith said he is thankful his family is safe and can rebuild. But he is frustrated that his neighborhood has no hydrants and firefighters, despite a quick response, took a long time to put out the flames. “They ran out of water,” Smith said. “They ran out of water multiple times before a tanker even came here. We’re talking extended periods of time.” This is not the first time a home has burned in this neighborhood annexed by the city decades ago. Three homes have caught on…
GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — As demographics shift in Galveston County, both political sides are working on better representation, and it could come with the 2022 primary. MORE LATINOS IN GALVESTON COUNTY ARE ENCOURAGING MORE LATINO CANDIDATES U.S. Census data shows the number of people who identify as Latino in Galveston went up from 18% in 2000 to 25% in 2020. The number of white people has decreased from 73% to 57%. That shift is showing up during the 2022 primary. Bianca Gracia is a Republican running for state Senate District 11. She’s also the president of Latinos for Trump. “If…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Currently, there are 50,672 open arrest warrants, according to records obtained from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. About 25,292 of those are charged with felonies or the most serious of crimes. More than 700 people charged with murder have open arrest warrants and remain either on the streets or outside the criminal justice system here. Lt. Kacey Haberland, who works in the criminal warrants division, admits his team is overwhelmed. “It’s a high number. It’s not good to have anyone on a violent crime running around, but there’s only so many investigators and officers who can…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The search continues for the robbery suspect who set off a chain of events that killed a 9-year-old girl. Now, the family of the robbery victim who is charged with the young girl’s death shared his side of the story after he accidentally shot her instead of the alleged robber. On Monday, Tony Earls sat by his family and attorney’s side as they recalled the night of the shooting in southeast Houston that killed Arlene. “On behalf of my husband and I, I’d like to first send my sincere condolences to the Alvarez family. The pain…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Lawyers representing football star Deshaun Watson and his 22 accusers faced off again in court Monday afternoon. The attorney representing the 22 women who filed civil lawsuits wants Watson to sit down for sworn depositions, as most of his clients have already done. “Mr. Watson can continue to seek delay,” said Tony Buzbee, the attorney for the women. “But it’s inevitable he will eventually and ultimately have to answer questions due to his conduct under oath. Not only respect to these 22 women but others.” Attorney Rusty Hardin, who is representing Watson, argued that his client…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A brief police chase overnight ended with a car hanging off an overpass near downtown Houston. Harris County Precinct 1 constable deputies tried to stop a Jeep during a traffic stop around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, but the driver took off, according to investigators. As deputies chased the Jeep, the driver lost control and took a turn too wide, driving off the overpass on I-45 northbound at W. Dallas Street, according to deputies. Video from the scene showed the Jeep hanging off the overpass, pointing at the I-45 mainlanes below. The Jeep was secure where it landed…
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