A 40-year-old man was killed around 11:40 p.m. Friday while riding his bike on Callie Street near Tuam Street in Third Ward, close to the University of Houston. HPD said two men wearing hoodies opened fire on him and hit him five times, including once in the head. Houston firefig…
A 31-year-old man was shot late Tuesday night, around 10:30 p.m., and ran to an office building at 55 Waugh Drive, near South Heights Boulevard just north of Spotts Park and Buffalo Bayou, to get help. A security guard saw him running from the far side of the building and called…
A woman was found dead inside a donation box at a gas station on Main Street near Hadley Street in Midtown early Saturday. Houston firefighters and police responded around 1:30 a.m., and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not identified the woman or said how s…
A man was shot and killed and a second man was wounded at a party inside a short-term rental home in the 3100 block of Baer Street, near Sydnor Street, early Saturday. Houston police say they were called a little before 1 a.m. about an assault in progress. When they arrived, Prec…
A Hogg Middle School student is in police custody after a gun was found on campus Friday morning, Houston ISD says. According to a letter sent to parents, HISD police and school administrators responded to a report that a student had a gun. A campus police officer detained the st…
Texas Southern University police have issued a warning after two armed men broke into an apartment at the Transformation Village complex on Rosewood Street on Wednesday and robbed the residents at gunpoint. According to the TSU police alert, the men entered the apartment and dema…
About 20 high-school-age students got into a large fight at Yellowstone Schools in Houston's Third Ward on Tuesday morning, Houston police said. School administrators called police around 7:35 a.m., and officers and ambulances responded to the campus near Trulley and Briley stree…
An envelope holding an unknown white powder was opened Friday afternoon inside the Mickey Leland Federal Building at 1919 Smith Street, which houses Sen. Ted Cruz's Houston office as well as the passport office and immigration court. Houston police said the call came in around 3:…
Houston police are investigating after a second body was found in Buffalo Bayou in as many days, this time near downtown on Wednesday morning. A caller reported the body around 9:25 a.m. at James Bute Park along McKee Street; crews responded near the McKee Street Bridge, and a pe…
Houston police are investigating after a man was found dead in a body of water near a construction site along Buffalo Bayou in the Second Ward on Tuesday morning. A caller reported seeing a body in the water near 625 N. York Street, north of Navigation Boulevard, shortly after 8…
A man died after being shot in the head Saturday night around 9:30 p.m. in the 5300 block of Harrisburg Boulevard on Houston's east side, police said. According to police, the victim asked another man why he was at the residence, since he did not live there, and the argument turn…
A man and a woman were shot and killed in front of a home in the 900 block of Lindale Street, near Cochran Street in Houston's Near Northside, around 8:20 a.m. Monday. Neighbors told police they heard gunshots before the two were found in the driveway. HPD says investigators beli…
Update: Houston police say the man who fired at an Amazon delivery driver from a home in the 2400 block of Presley Street on Sunday is now on the run. HPD said officers set up a perimeter and waited for SWAT after the shooting around 11:45 a.m., but the suspect is believed to hav…
Houston police were called about 11:13 a.m. Sunday to apartments at 5959 Pinemont Drive in northwest Houston (near Hardway Street and Reno Drive, just east of Highway 290). HPD said a woman shot her partner during a disturbance, then fired at arriving officers; officers returned…
Houston police responded around 11:40 a.m. Sunday to the 2400 block of Presley Street in north Houston after a delivery worker was shot at while dropping off a package. HPD said someone inside the home fired toward people outside and remotely closed a gate; the worker was not inj…
Houston police responded around 4:10 a.m. Saturday to a shooting in the 6500 block of Fairway Drive in southeast Houston near the South Loop and Broad Street. A man and woman were in a garage when a gunshot came from inside the house; the man was shot in the stomach and taken to…
Houston police homicide detectives are investigating after a man's body was recovered from Buffalo Bayou on Friday morning. Houston Fire Department was called to activate a rescue boat after a concerned resident spotted the body floating in the bayou in the 7300 block of Clinton…
Houston police say an HPD officer was hospitalized early Thursday after a speeding red pickup crashed into a patrol vehicle on the northbound Eastex Freeway (US-59) at the 610 Loop near Kashmere Gardens. Officers had been blocking traffic while crews handled a semi that leaked ca…
Around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Houston police responded to 1520 Oliver Street after reports that two people had been stabbed. Officers and firefighters found a man in his mid-20s in the apartment complex parking garage with a shoulder stab wound after he ran from an apartment; he was…
Around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, Houston police responded to the 8800 block of Lockwood Drive near Laura Koppe Road. Officers found a man who had been stabbed and was pronounced dead at the scene. ABC13 reports the dispute began as an argument on a METRO bus and continued after both men…
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Houston police recovered a body from Little Whiteoak Bayou in the Near Northside on Monday afternoon. Officers were called to the 3800 block of Searle Drive near Trimble Street around 2:30 p.m. Officials said there were no obvious signs of trauma on the body; the Harris County me…
Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, a fight in Midtown escalated into gunfire in the 400 block of West Gray Street. HPD said a person involved began shooting, then continued firing from a vehicle while driving. Three innocent bystanders were hit — a woman in the legs, a man in the leg, and…
Around 4:15 p.m. Friday, Houston police responded near Westheimer and Timmons after a traffic officer was flagged about a fight and shooting on a METRO bus. Officers found a man shot once in the finger/hand during a struggle over a gun displayed in the fight; he was taken to a ho…
Around 2:30 a.m. Friday, Houston police responded to a shooting in the 600 block of West Cavalcade Street near Northwood Street in the Heights / north Houston area. An adult man was found shot at a METRO bus stop and was pronounced dead at the scene by Houston Fire Department. Au…
Houston police say a man was found dead in a body of water at 7575 Office City Drive in the Pecan Park area about 7:25 a.m. Wednesday. Homicide detectives are investigating; officers reported no obvious trauma, and cause of death awaits autopsy. Identity pending. Source: HPD / A…
HPD says a man in his 40s was shot around 10:20 p.m. Tue Sep 15 near Liberty Road and Staples Street in Fifth Ward after leaving a corner store. An unknown person opened fire during a confrontation, striking him in the ankle and buttocks. He returned home and called for help; HFD…
HPD found a man dead from a gunshot wound inside a home in the 900 block of Omar Street near Julian Street around midday Tue Sep 15. Homicide is investigating; one person was detained and later released. Isolated incident per police. Sources: ABC13 https://abc13.com/post/man-foun…
Houston TranStar reported a major accident at North Durham Drive and North Loop West this afternoon near the Heights. Use alternate routes if you can.
Houston TranStar reported a major accident at Clinton Drive and Jensen Drive this afternoon on Houston’s east side. Expect delays nearby.
Houston TranStar reported a major accident at Crawford Street and Elgin Street early Sunday morning (about 7:32 a.m.). Source: Houston TranStar.
A major accident was reported at Diesel Street and Summer Street around 1:24 p.m. Saturday, per Houston TranStar. Use caution and expect delays near the scene. (Source: Houston TranStar)
TranStar flagged a major accident at N. Durham Drive and W. 13th Street around 1:40 p.m. Saturday. Drivers in the Heights should watch for emergency response and possible lane blocks. (Source: Houston TranStar)
TranStar lists a major street accident at 4110 Cavalcade St in the Kashmere Gardens area early Saturday morning. Source: Houston TranStar.
TranStar reported a multi-lane accident on IH-10 Katy eastbound at Washington Avenue / Westcott Street around 7:51 p.m. Friday, affecting the right shoulder, right lane, and center lane. Source: Houston TranStar.
HPD responded after 4 p.m. Friday to a stabbing at Garden Oaks Village apartments in the 4400 block of North Shepherd Drive. A man was stabbed; the suspect barricaded inside a unit. By about 7 p.m. smoke was seen from the apartment and HFD responded to a fire there. Shepherd Driv…
HPD says a 72-year-old woman using a walker was struck and killed in the crosswalk on Fannin Street at Old Spanish Trail near the Texas Medical Center around 4:40–5 a.m. Friday. A white Nissan Altima westbound on OST had a green light; the driver stayed on scene, showed no signs…
TranStar reports a major accident this morning at Hamilton Street and Congress Street in downtown Houston. Source: Houston TranStar
An 18-wheeler crashed into a METRO bus shelter on the I-10 East Freeway frontage road near Mercury Drive Wednesday morning (~9:37 a.m., TranStar). One person was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Multiple frontage lanes and an entrance ramp were affected. (S…
Houston TranStar is reporting a major accident this evening at Dumfries Drive and Fondren Road in southwest Houston. Expect delays and use alternate routes while crews clear the scene. (Source: Houston TranStar)
HPD responded about 12:13 a.m. Sunday to the 3100 block of Anita Street in Third Ward after a caller reported gunfire and someone moving a body toward a trash can. Officers found a deceased person inside an overturned trash can; cause of death was not immediately clear. Two peopl…
Houston police released a sketch of a man accused of trying to lure an 8-year-old girl into a car near Memorial Elementary School on Haskell Street by Memorial Park. HPD said the Aug. 16 incident involved a red car; the man showed the girl a puppy and drove off when she ran. Poli…
TxDOT storm-sewer work for the I-45 project has St. Emanuel closed from Clay to north of Bell, and Clay closed between Chartres and Hutchins. Closures run into early October — expect delays and follow posted detours. (Source: KPRC / TxDOT)
HPD is investigating after a pedestrian fatally shot a man inside a car on the 700 block of Cottage Street Thursday afternoon. Witnesses reported an altercation before shots were fired; the suspect ran west toward N Main. No arrest announced at last report. (Source: KPRC)
Police say a man linked to three Friday morning shootings in Pasadena, Splendora/New Caney, and east Houston was found dead after a standoff near Cochran Street on Houston’s Near Northside. All three shooting victims were taken to hospitals and reported stable. Investigation ongo…
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