HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Several days this week, members of local law enforcement have gotten the news that their colleagues have been killed or injured on the job. Early Sunday morning, Harris County Precinct 5 Cpl. Charles Galloway was shot and killed during a traffic stop. Less than 24 hours later, Harris County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Ramon Gutierrez was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver while he was working traffic control for an oversized load on the Beltway. Thursday afternoon, three Houston police officers were shot after a suspect opened fire during a chase. “That’s what several members…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The man charged with shooting three Houston police officers used guns with homemade parts, and he was already on police radar before Thursday’s shootout, according to ABC13 sources and court documents. Roland Caballero, 31, has been charged with three counts of attempted capital murder. He is accused of shooting three Houston police officers. Officers N. Gadson and D. Hayden are recovering at home. Friday night, Officer A. Alvarez remained hospitalized and is stable, according to HPD. Caballero is also still in the hospital, but under arrest. He has a gunshot wound to the back of his…
A two-lane bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed on Friday hours ahead of a visit by US President Joe Biden to the Pennsylvania city, a dramatic example of the urgency behind his drive to rebuild the United States’ creaky infrastructure. Ten people sustained injuries, all of them minor, when the snow-covered span collapsed into a wooded gully at about 6am (1100 GMT), according to authorities. The collapse also caused a massive natural gas leak, which prompted the temporary evacuation of several families from their homes until it was brought under control, Pittsburgh Fire Chief Darryl Jones said at a news conference. “It…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are looking for the gunman who shot a woman at a southwest Houston elementary school while she was trying to meet to buy a car. The shooting happened around midnight outside Montgomery Elementary School on Simsbrook Drive, according to Houston police. Police believe the shooting was a set up. Investigators said the woman and a man went to the school to meet up with someone to buy a car from them. That’s when police said three men approached the pair on foot and tried to rob them. HPD believes the men intended to either…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — All lanes of US-59 Southwest Freeway outbound at W. Bellfort are shut down after a fatal crash just before 5 a.m. Friday. The district attorney’s office spoke to a witness at the scene, and according to preliminary information, a car hit the back of an 18-wheeler and caught fire. While authorities confirmed there was a fatality, it’s not yet clear who died in the crash. The big rig was seen further down the freeway on the shoulder. Drivers should avoid the area, if possible as all ramps from the Beltway to the Southwest Freeway have been…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police escorted the body of a Harris County Pct. 5 corporal who was killed in an ambush shooting from the medical examiner’s office Friday morning. Cpl. Charles Galloway was shot and killed during a traffic stop in southwest Houston last weekend. You can watch SkyEye video from the procession in the video player above. Galloway’s body was escorted from the medical examiner’s office to Memorial Oaks Funeral Home. Dozens of law enforcement officers honored Galloway at the procession. The procession took SH-288 to Beltway 8. Galloway was a toll road deputy, so the procession traveled the…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Investigators are examining the aftermath at a home in the Fifth Ward Friday after an hourslong standoff with a suspect accused of shooting three police officers near downtown Houston. Roland Caballero opened fire on the officers following a chase, according to police sources. He was taken to the hospital after police said he suffered a gunshot wound to the neck. Two of the three officers shot are now out of the hospital, recovering at home, according to police. Caballero has multiple prior charges in Harris County, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Roland Caballero’s prior…
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KARACHI: Unseeded Uzair Shoukat joined three other seeded players as the Sindh Satellite Squash Championships reached the last-four stage here at the Roshan Khan-Jahangir Khan Squash Complex on Thursday. Uzair inflicted a 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 defeat upon Junaid Khan who had earlier sent third seed Faizan Khan packing 11-3, 11-7, 12-10 in the second round. Top seed Naveed Rehman, second seed Saeed Abdul and fourth seed Ashab Irfan justified their billing by making it to the semis. Naveed got the better of Mutahir Ali 11-7, 15-13, 5-11, 11-3 while Saeed overcame Khushal Riaz 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 and Ashab carved out…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma will return to lead India in the upcoming limited-overs series against West Indies after recovering from his hamstring injury, as the country’s cricket board named the squad on Wednesday. Rohit, who was recently appointed white-ball captain, missed the team’s tour of South Africa and KL Rahul stood in as captain in the three One-day Internationals which the tourists lost. India announced 18-man squads for three ODI and three T20I matches starting on Feb 6, with the first ODI in Ahmedabad. Vice-captain Rahul will join the team from the second ODI while fast bowlers Mohammed Shami and…
