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.
Terrence Jermain Sandals, 46, is in custody in Shelby Township, Michigan. He is charged with two counts of first-degree homicide as well as six counts of felon in possession of a firearm. He is being held without bond.
Houston Police are investigating and looking for a suspect after they say a homeless man died after being assaulted by another man in southwest Houston Tuesday.
Friday will mark five years since 35-year-old Christopher Hinton-Mena was found shot to death inside his Jeep Wrangler at a Walgreens parking lot on Cullen Blvd and Reed Road.
A young man was shot and killed near an apartment complex in the North Houston neighborhood.
A gruesome discovery under a Houston freeway has left a family searching for answers after a man was found hanging and on fire, in what police are investigating as a potential homicide.
A man has now been arrested after evidence linked him to a double shooting in Kemah that left a man dead nearly two weeks ago.
Houston Police say a man has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in February that killed a 21-year-old.
Pasadena Police were dispatched at 3:28 a.m. after getting reports of a person being hit by a black Chevrolet Tahoe. The vehicle reportedly left the scene.
Authorities say the suspects allegedly shot Nguyen before taking his belongings and vehicle and fleeing the scene.
Investigators and family members are speaking out, in hopes of bringing renewed attention to a 28-year-old case where a 14-year-old girl was brutally murdered in southwest Houston.
We’re in the second week of the Sarah Hartsfield insulin murder trial, and jurors have heard testimony from over 30 witnesses so far.
After an eight-day trial, the jury in Chambers County is now deliberating the fate of Sarah Hartsfield, accused of murdering her husband, Joseph, with an insulin overdose.
We’re in the second week of the Sarah Hartsfield insulin murder trial, and jurors have heard testimony from over 30 witnesses so far.
Search warrants obtained by KPRC 2 are revealing new details on what investigators found in the home of a Montgomery County woman accused of shooting her four kids, killing two of them while she was in Brazoria County.
Cellphone data challenge Sarah Hartsfield's claim of being asleep during her husband's critical insulin overdose.
The trial of Sarah Hartsfield, accused of murdering her fifth husband with insulin, takes an intriguing turn as prosecutors push to reveal hundreds of jail messages she sent to media outlets like KPRC 2 News.
The second week of testimony in Sarah Hartsfield’s insulin murder trial begans today.
The first week of Sarah Hartsfield’s murder trial has been nothing short of dramatic, with testimonies painting a picture of family tensions, medical mysteries, and a past steeped in controversy.
Day 3 of the trial has revealed testimony about Joseph Hartsfield's medical struggles before his death.
The murder trial of Sarah Hartsfield continues to unfold in Chambers County, and as family members take the stand, they paint a picture of a turbulent marriage.
The much-anticipated murder trial of Sarah Hartsfield is underway in Chambers County, with opening statements and witness testimonies set to unfold today.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare tells 2 Investigates some of his most seasoned prosecutors are working through a backlog of murder and capital murder cases.
The family of 19‑year‑old Jaylon Fox is pleading with the community for answers after he was shot and killed in broad daylight on Easter back in April.
Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez is charged with capital murder for the death of 11-year-old Maria Gonzalez.
Houston Police are asking for the public’s help to solve a deadly shooting that occurred Monday night at the Idlewood Park Apartments off West Bellfort Avenue.
Despite opposition from attorneys on both sides of the case, Chambers County Judge Chap B. Cain III announced Friday morning that he will allow one television camera inside the courtroom for Sarah Hartsfield’s upcoming murder trial.
La Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Liberty informa que continúa la búsqueda del hombre acusado de abrir fuego afuera de un bar en Cleveland la madrugada del domingo, un ataque que dejó dos personas muertas y cuatro heridas.
The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office says the man accused of opening fire outside a Cleveland bar early Sunday morning is still on the run.
The exact relationship between the driver and the dead man has not been disclosed yet, but is part of the ongoing investigation.
After 32 years, the identity of a woman known as "Harris County Jane Doe," found in a Houston wooded area in 1992, has been confirmed as Joann Zamora through investigative genetic genealogy by Moxxy Forensic Investigations
Deputies said they found the woman at the end of a cul-de-sac, dead from at least two gunshot wounds but about nine shell casings were found near her body.
A jury found Tavores Henderson, the man who killed a Nassau Bay police officer during a traffic stop, guilty of aggravated assault of a public servant, prosecutors announced.
Court documents have revealed more information about a homeowner who was charged with murder after allegedly shooting 11-year-old Julian Guzman, who knocked on his house’s door and ran away.
Investigators said the couple’s 16-year-old daughter called authorities after seeing her parents having a heated argument. Deputies later found them dead inside in an apparent murder-suicide.
Chambers County prosecutors and the defense attorney for Sarah Hartsfield are fighting to keep a camera out of the courtroom for her September murder trial.
A woman is in critical condition after she was reportedly shot by her partner who then turned the gun on himself.
Three suspects believed to be involved in the fatal shooting of a man in front of a business in the Alief area Tuesday are now in custody.
Houston Police are investigating after a man was found dead in the middle of the street in the Kashmere Gardens area,
he incident, which took place on August 3rd on Bellow Falls Lane, has left the community seeking answers.
Her family continues to seek justice and answers, urging the police to reopen the case that has gone cold.
Two Houston men, Terry and Travonte Ardoin, have been indicted for murder and attempted murder related to their alleged involvement with the "Free Money" gang.
The Harris County Constable Precinct 7 Office will hold a press conference following a high-speed chase that resulted in a deadly crash in Midtown.
The driver of a vehicle involved in a police pursuit has been charged with two counts with murder after his car struck another vehicle and caused a fiery crash.
A man accused in the shooting death of a contract worker early Wednesday morning outside of a Houston business has been taken into custody on Thursday, the Houston Police Department announced.
A man accused in the shooting death of a contract worker early Wednesday morning outside of a Houston business has been taken into custody on Thursday, the Houston Police Department announced.