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Police said the man, believed to be in his 20s, recently moved from Louisiana to Houston just two days ago, so it’s unclear why he was shot to death.
HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Corey Dontaye James, 21, is accused of shooting two people in Fourth Ward during an argument about an Xbox, killing one of them.
Elizabeth “Liz” Barraza was tragically shot and killed during a garage sale outside her home in January 2019, a crime that remains unsolved.
Court filings show bond was denied for Yamil Javier Rivera-Perez, who is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and another man.
Authorities have increased the reward to $6,000 in hopes of solving the 1981 cold case murder of 22-year-old Karen Lynn Douglas, who was found stabbed to death in her Harris County home.
Houston police have charged 26-year-old Camilo Ayala with the murder of Kenia Guardado-Molina, who was found dead from a gunshot wound in her southwest Houston apartment on October 1, 2024.
The second suspect who was wanted in connection to the deadly shooting of a 14-year-old in northwest Houston back in July has been taken into custody.
The second suspect who was wanted in connection to the deadly shooting of a 14-year-old in northwest Houston back in July has been taken into custody.
Investigators believe the two shootings are related, but are working to find out how they're connected. It's also believed there was more than one shooter at the first crime scene.
A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group has wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration.
A family is desperate for answers after an 80-year-old Vietnam veteran died following an attack in a North Harris County grocery store parking lot on Dec. 6.
A Lyft driver, Armando Ruiz Diaz, has been charged with murder after allegedly killing Edward Jiminez in a Houston road rage incident on December 5.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has announced the decision to seek the death penalty for Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and Franklin Pena, both Venezuelan nationals, charged with the abduction, assault, and murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray in June.
The couple had been together since high school, and Ober remained by Armstrong’s side throughout each of his three murder trials. Court records indicate Kate Ober filed for divorce in September.
Investigators say several people were taken into custody and multiple firearms were recovered, but it all seems to have stemmed from an argument about car damage.
Sheriff Gonzalez says it appears several people live at the home, ranging from young kids to adults. The shooter was recently kicked out but came back and an argument erupted between him and the homeowner.
A Houston man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for the 2018 murder of 16-year-old
Authorities are searching for 22-year-old Douglas Wooten, the third suspect charged with murder in the 2022 fatal shooting of Deputy Omar Ursin in Atascocita.
A family is fighting for justice after a mother of three was killed the night before Thanksgiving at a North Houston motel.
A man has been arrested, accused in a deadly shooting which led to the death of a man in western Harris County back in August.
Athir Murady, 28, is accused of fatally shooting Harris County Precinct 4 Deputy Constable Maher Husseini at an intersection in Houston on September 3.
Jose Ivan Mendoza, 37, has been charged with capital murder for the 2021 death of Jesus Salgado in Houston, where Salgado was allegedly stabbed, burned, and beaten during an attempted kidnapping.
A 21-year-old Houston man, Antonio Prejean, has been charged with murder following a drive-by shooting in July that killed 19-year-old Jusnz Joseph on the Eastex Freeway feeder road.
A $250,000 bond was set for a man accused of beating his wife to death inside a motel on the northside, according to Houston police who say after that, he called them.
A family dispute in North Harris County escalated into a murder investigation after 21-year-old Jyzell Atlee died from stab wounds inflicted by his 17-year-old brother, Keion Atlee.
A 67-year-old man named Charlie Wilson was killed in a machete attack in north Houston, with Alvaro Lovos, 52, charged with murder.
A man was fatally shot at an apartment complex on Uvalde Road in Harris County, leading to chaos as gunfire erupted from a nearby unit, hitting another building.
William Glenn Herron was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Mary Elizabeth Hyman, in San Leon, Texas, and sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Chad Maydwell, already jailed for the capital murder of his grandmother, now faces additional charges for allegedly killing fellow inmate Michael Griego at Harris County Jail.
A 21-year-old man, Enrique Malaquias Bonilla, has been charged with murder for allegedly dropping 23-year-old Sostenos Briones from a six-story parking garage during a robbery on September 26 at an apartment complex on Leona Street in Houston.
Robert Roberson was set to be the first person in the U.S. to be executed on a “shaken baby syndrome” diagnosis after getting convicted for killing his 2-year-old daughter. He maintained his innocence and in October 2024, his sentence was put on a temporary pause.
Investigators said they were called to a family disturbance and found a woman stabbed to death by her husband, who was later found and arrested less than 10 miles away.
A Houston man accused of fatally shooting his neighbor is now held on a $5 million bond after more than 500 local residents signed a petition requesting he be denied bail.
A Houston man, Christopher Braziel, is charged with capital murder and held on a $5 million bond after allegedly shooting his neighbor, Heather Smith, during a home invasion.
While homicide detectives were looking into a man's death, where a possible shooter wearing a Michael Myers "Halloween" mask was seen leaving the area, they learned his estranged wife was murdered back in August.
A man's body was found in his garage, where he'd been shot several times and neighbors told deputies they saw a person with a Halloween mask, leaving the area but investigators aren't sure if they're the shooter.
By 2024 checking your children’s Halloween candy is a must for many parents. In 1974, checking candy wasn’t a concern until an 8-year-old Deer Park boy died from a tainted Pixie Stix.
Seabrook police are actively searching for 22-year-old Dawayland Earnest Hurst, who is wanted in connection with the death of Mary Jayne Collins.
A Chambers County judge set an April trial date for 49-year-old Sarah Hartsfield during a hearing Monday morning.
The family of Nikki Curtis, a two-year-old murder victim, is urging Texas lawmakers to consider the full extent of evidence against Robert Roberson, who was convicted of her 2002 murder.
Dr. Talat Jehan Khan was stabbed to death at her Conroe apartment complex.An event was held Sunday at the Masjid Hamza Community Center in Houston where dozens of people honored Dr. Khan.
A man wanted for allegedly shooting and killing his brother at a northwest Houston apartment in 2022 has been captured in Iowa.
Channel Jasmine Yonko, 30, is being held without bond after being charged with capital murder for the death of her 17-month-old daughter, Hannah, in Galveston.
After the execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson was delayed, the Office of the Texas Attorney General has released the autopsy report for Roberson’s daughter, Nikki Curtis, who he was convicted of killing and sentenced to die for.
Authorities in southwest Houston are piecing together what led up to a man's death after his body was found in an apartment with obvious signs of a struggle and visible injuries.
"We are deeply disappointed that the Defendant, [Lee Gilley] made bond just a week after Christa’s death, but we are focused on the safety and well being of Christa’s children," the family's attorney said in a statement.
Houston police are searching for Joshua Garcia, 17, who is charged with murder in the July shooting of 14-year-old Abraham Choukair, found dead in a parked car.
Fernando Vega, a 21-year-old Houston man, faces two counts of capital murder for the deaths of his twin infants, who suffered blunt force trauma and long-term abuse.
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting at an apartment complex in North Harris County, where a man in his mid to late 20s was found shot dead by an off-duty police officer on Tuesday night.
An urgent manhunt is underway in Fort Bend County after a man is accused of stabbing his partner to death.
Michael West, 48, has been charged with aggravated assault following the discovery of a 33-year-old woman stabbed to death in her Meyerland apartment.
Police said the shootout involved two groups of people and found a man shot to death and caught two people after a brief chase that ended in a crash.
Seabrook police are actively searching for 22-year-old Dawayland Earnest Hurst, who is wanted in connection with the death of Mary Jayne Collins.
Sebastian Sanchez, 25, has been charged with murder following a police chase in Humble, Texas, that resulted in a fatal crash.
An arrest has been made following a mass shooting at a block party in Northeast Houston, which resulted in three fatalities and eight injuries.
Police say a man stabbed in southeast Houston was heard calling for help right before investigators arrived and tried treating him but it was too late.
A Houston woman, Jasmine Marie Ellison, and a man, Glenn Wayne Smith, have been arrested and charged with causing serious bodily injury to a child following the death of a five-month-old infant from severe abuse.
Christopher Bernard, 25, has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence after admitting to strangling 29-year-old Cortney Hall and disposing of her body in a secluded area of northwest Harris County.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public's assistance in solving the heartbreaking shooting of 19-year-old Cody Johnson.
The sentencing phase for ex-Houston Police Department narcotics officer Gerald Goines continues after his conviction for the 2019 Harding Street raid that led to the deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas.
Athir Murady, charged with the murder of Harris County Precinct 4 Corporal Maher Husseini, appeared in court for the first time on Monday.
Houston police have charged a third suspect, Darius Limar Sonnier, with capital murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 75-year-old That Huu Le outside an H-E-B parking lot on January 20, 2018.
Houston police and Crime Stoppers have increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of Giovanni Ornelas, wanted in connection with the deadly drive-by shooting of Albert Castillo Jr.
Officials have released Gerald Goines’ mugshot nearly 24 hours after a guilty verdict was returned in the high-profile murder trial in the deadly 2019 Harding Street raid.
Before Wednesday, there were a few other cases against Houston police officers that resulted in convictions for negligent homicide.
A 62-year-old man, Charles McCoy, Jr., was arrested and charged with murder after League City police discovered his wife, Susan McCoy, dead in their home during an eviction process.
Christian Ivan Cavazos, a Houston gang member, was sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in a 2019 crime spree that resulted in five deaths.
In the months since, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office has poured in significant resources to try to identify Coles’ killer or killers but have not succeeded yet.
The murder trial of former Houston Police Department narcotics officer Gerald Goines continues today. Jurors spent yesterday afternoon viewing autopsy photos of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas, the couple killed during the Harding Street raid.
During the interview, Athir Murady avoided answering direct questions about Husseini’s Sept. 3 murder and the charges filed against him.
On the fourth day of former HPD narcotics officer Gerald Goines' murder trial, new revelations emerged about potentially crucial, yet missing, body camera footage from the deadly 2019 Harding Street raid.
Months after two Venezuelan immigrants were charged with the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, one of the suspects asked for a protective order to ensure the media attention about the case won’t prevent him from having a fair trial. Wednesday morning, that order was rejected when the two men appeared in court
After 16 years on the run, Juan Gonzalez, wanted for two separate murders in Houston from 2007 and 2008, has been arrested in Mexico.
Court documents reveal that just days before killing a 90-year-old veteran, the 21-year-old was involved in an aggravated robbery on the University of Houston campus.
Dashcam video in Corporal Maher Husseini's private car showed how he was killed and how the two men had a 'cordial' conversation minutes before the murder.
Athir Murady has been charged with the murder of Harris County Deputy Constable Maher Husseini, who was gunned down while waiting at a stoplight on Tuesday.
Homicide detectives are looking into what led up to a man's death on Louetta after his body was found "with possible trauma."
Sgt. Nicholas Yeley with Galveston City Marshals told KPRC 2 he was on the phone headed home when he spotted the suspect's vehicle and called in the troops to get him in handcuffs.
Donning an orange jumpsuit, Bobby Shah, 51, stood before a judge Tuesday morning. where Pandey’s family members and friends in the courtroom could be heard crying as they listened to what happened to the college student from Nepal.
Kunwar said he helped install a surveillance camera outside her apartment. After the camera was up, he said the stalker stopped showing up.
