Houston police say a man was shot and killed outside a bar in the Briar Forest area of the city Friday evening.

A Harris County Sheriff’s deputy who was shot with his own gun by a three-year-old family member will not face charges.

A 17-year-old male was fatally shot on Thursday night in the 200 block of Uvalde Road, east Harris County, near the Cloverleaf neighborhood. He was transported to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators are investigating the incident.

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.

Houston police are investigating after two contractor workers for Union Pacific were attacked and left injured during an armed robbery near railroad tracks in northeast Houston.

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 Baytown are investigating a murder after a man was found unresponsive at an apartment complex Saturday night.

Houston police are investigating a double shooting in southeast Houston Tuesday morning that left both a man and a woman hospitalized.

Family members are speaking out after 24-year-old Cory SirDarius Young was fatally shot during a large trail riding gathering in a Northeast Houston strip center parking lot.

The death of a 13-year-old boy inside his Humble home on Sunday is raising serious questions about firearm safety.

Deputies responding to a welfare check in north Houston found a man dead, a woman critically injured, and a young child unharmed.

A 13-year-old boy is dead after a shooting inside an apartment in north Harris County Tuesday afternoon, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

A man was fatally shot in the 100 block of Oak Street, La Marque, early Saturday morning, prompting a homicide investigation. The suspect fled the scene and remains unidentified, while the victim succumbed to injuries at UTMB Galveston. Police are seeking information from the public to aid in the investigation.

Harris County Sheriff's Office says two suspects, Joseph Plattenberg and Jordyn Wells, were arrested and charged with murder after the body of 33-year-old Jose Gonzalez was accidentally found at a motel in east Harris County. Authorities believe the suspects shot Gonzalez because he owed them money.

A Houston father is speaking out after his son, Keith Porter Jr., was shot and killed by an off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on New Year’s Eve in Northridge, California.

Authorities in Houston have released new surveillance footage, in hopes of learning more information on a fatal shooting last year.

A teen is recovering in the hospital after being shot while sitting in her pickup truck Friday morning.

Police are searching for the person they believe fired shots at them Friday morning while responding to a call in Fort Bend County.

Do you feel safe on METRO buses and rail lines? That’s the question we posed to riders Thursday as police investigate another deadly incident on Houston’s transit system.

A Sugar Land man who is accused of fired a gun at deputies with Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office deputies has now been added to the Texas DPS’s top 10 most wanted fugitives list.

La policía de Houston investiga un tiroteo mortal dentro de una vivienda en el East End que dejó a un hombre muerto y a una familia tratando de entender cómo todo terminó de esta manera.

A man is dead after a shooting inside a home in Houston’s East End Thursday morning.

Houston police are investigating a targeted shooting after a 20-year-old man was killed inside his apartment on Lands End Drive.

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.

A 3-year-old child gained access to a firearm, striking an off-duty Harris County deputy.

A woman is dead after police say she got into a shootout with two home invasion suspects on Monday morning.

Houston man charged federally for illegal machine gun possession after fatal Metro bus shooting.

A man is dead after a shooting at a Houston park on Tuesday night, and investigators with the Houston Police Department believe the shooting may have stemmed from an attempted robbery.

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.

A family is calling for justice after 36-year-old Robert Pentecost was fatally shot on a property in Santa Fe on January 15.

A man accused in the 2024 capital murder of a 12-year-old boy has accepted a 50-year plea deal.

A family is calling for justice after 36-year-old Robert Pentecost was fatally shot on a property in Santa Fe on January 15.

Houston police are investigating a fatal shooting at a sports bar on the city’s south side Monday.

Houston police got called to the Taco Cabana at 700 North Loop West on Jan. 14 for a shooting in progress.

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.

Two suspects, Angel Adonis Saldivar-James and Oscar Armando Roland Menjevar, are charged with capital murder for the shooting death of taco truck operator Yaddua Barraza-Hernandez in December. Initially arrested for murder and aggravated robbery, new court records reveal both now face capital murder charges. The suspects approached the taco truck in Greenspoint, where one fired shots and the other stole money before fleeing. Saldivar-James was denied bail under Proposition 3, and both suspects are on immigration holds, with court appearances scheduled.

A shooting and crash in northeast Houston resulted in the death of one teenager and left another critically injured. Police believe the incident was linked to a drug deal gone wrong, with the teens being shot at in an apartment complex before crashing their SUV into a concrete barrier. The suspect is thought to have been driving a white sedan, though details remain scarce.

Dylan Villanueva, 29, has been arrested and charged with murder for the fatal shooting of John Crockett, 54, in Houston's Sunnyside neighborhood on October 22, 2025, court records show. Crockett was found dead with a gunshot wound after crashing into a telephone pole, following a confrontation with the suspect, who fled the scene on foot. Villanueva is scheduled for a preliminary court appearance on January 20.

Houston police are looking for a suspect who shot a woman inside a northwest Houston apartment Friday evening.

Authorities respond to a shooting at a warehouse in northwest Harris County, where one person is critically injured.

Two teens were injured after a shooting in northeast Houston Thursday night.

Houston Police say a man is in the hospital after being shot by another man at an apartment complex in Sunnyside.

A man has been charged, accused of fatally shooting another man who he believed had his kidnapped daughter in his car at a Houston gas station on Christmas Day.

Arrest made in connection with fatal New Year’s Eve shooting in Harris County.

One person has been detained after another person was shot outside a gas station in the Fifth Ward Monday.

A Houston police officer shot and killed a suspect this afternoon in the Kashmere Gardens area.

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.

Two people were shot Friday after an argument during the sale of a t-shirt escalated into gunshots at an address in southwest Houston.

North Shore star safety Chace Calicut will not suit up for the Mustangs this season following an arrest related to a shooting in July.

Houston police released surveillance photos of two men wanted in connection with the deadly shooting of a woman and the injury of a teenage boy on a METRO bus on Wednesday afternoon.

Police were called around 6:30 p.m. for the reported shooting.

Police are actively searching for a man who they say boarded a METRO bus and shot a woman in the head before fleeing. The woman later died.

A man driving an 18-wheeler was shot on the northbound I-69 feeder near Garrett Road in northeast Harris County.

Harris County Precinct 7 deputies are investigating after a 7-year-old girl was found shot in northwest Harris County Tuesday night.

Authorities say a male juvenile has been shot by the mother of another juvenile after a group was involved in a fight outside an apartment complex Monday evening.

Houston Police are at the scene where a man was found shot to death in a car in southeast Houston.

Man shot in the leg after an altercation in a parking lot near North Freeway and Crosstimbers; hospitalized in non‑critical condition. HPD seeks tips.

NE Harris County apartment shooting Friday night left one man hospitalized; suspect fled. Deputies say both were residents. Contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office with tips.

The incident happened in the 4500 block of El Salvador Drive.

A man has been taken to a hospital after he was shot during an argument at a park in The Heights area of Houston.

At least nine people were shot, including two fatally, in a series of New Year’s Day shootings across the Houston metropolitan area, marking a violent start to 2026 despite recent declines in the city’s crime rate.

A 43-year-old man was found dead with an apparent gunshot wound on the front porch of his northeast Harris County apartment early New Year’s Day.

Five people were shot after gunfire erupted during a massive New Year’s Eve party at a north Houston short-term rental with nearly 300 people in attendance.

Houston police are investigating a shooting that injured five people at a New Year’s party near Live Oak and Elgin early Thursday morning.

Newly released body camera and surveillance footage show how a routine traffic stop for expired registration on Dec. 4 near Antoine Drive and West 34th Street in northwest Houston escalated into a police shooting.

Two people were shot by the same bullet near Cypresswood and FM 1960 in North Harris County.

A 9-year-old girl was injured in a shooting after a dispute between two groups outside the Cullen Apartments in southeast Houston.

Two teens hospitalized after a late‑night shooting near a south Houston party by Blodgett & Delano; one in critical condition. Police seek witnesses and video.

Harris County Grand Jury to review evidence after an EaDo shooting that killed 33-year-old Sebastian Jimenez. Shooter claims self‑defense, police say.

Harris County deputies are investigating a fatal shooting after a man was found dead with a gunshot wound inside a burning car on Fellows Road early Thursday.

A man was critically injured after being shot by unknown suspects in Southeast Houston near Bellfort Avenue and Jutland Road around 1 a.m. Thursday. The victim, who was traveling northbound on Jutland, sustained a gunshot wound to the stomach and is in critical condition at the hospital.

Police say victim was critically injured after shooting near Sam Houston Parkway and Bellaire Boulevard

A man is dead after being shot at least one time in Houston’s EaDo area Wednesday evening.

A woman has died after being shot in a northwest Harris County neighborhood.

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.

A Houston man has been rushed to a nearby hospital after being shot multiple times.

Houston Police are at an Alief apartment complex after they say a woman was shot by her boyfriend during an argument.

The teen was found inside of a vehicle that has rolled into a ditch after the shooting.

The mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday shook a crowd of more than 1,000 people celebrating the first night of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights.

Officers believe the suspect was having a mental episode when he stabbed the officer.

Juan F. Lopez of Hockley, Texas, received the Carnegie Medal for Heroism after subduing an armed shooter at a Pasadena high school event.

Harris County deputies found a man fatally shot inside a vehicle that rolled into a ditch on Salter Drive Sunday night. The investigation is ongoing.

The shooting happened at a complex in the 2100 block of Holly Hall Street.

Deputies with Harris County Constable Precinct 4 are investigating a shooting that unfolded early Wednesday afternoon in the Spring area.

Memorial High School has been the site of multiple violent incidents over the past year.

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.

The Montgomery County Pct. 2 Constable’s Office says a deputy shot a suspect at a park in Conroe Tuesday.

A serious crash involving multiple vehicles unfolded in Southeast Houston after a man reportedly fired shots and stole somebody’s car.

Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man found dead inside his taco truck on Dyna Drive late Thursday night. The suspects, described as two men in ski masks, were seen fleeing in a white sedan, and the motive is unknown as robbery is not suspected.

Houston police are investigating an officer-involved shooting on Antoine Drive after a suspect fired at officers during a traffic stop

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 Houston man has been arrested in connection with a murder that had remained unsolved since 2017.

The homeowner was also shot during the break-in.

An investigation is underway after a Houston police officer opened fire on an armed robbery suspect in north Houston Monday morning.

The Harris County Pct. 4 Constable’s Office says a man has died and another man has been taken to a hospital after a shooting in the north part of Harris County Friday.

One person was injured in a Friday shooting outside a southeast Houston liquor store as police search for the second person involved, HPD says.

A suspect in a family disturbance died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after officers found him at a highway underpass on Houston’s northside.