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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The murder trial for a man accused of shooting and killing Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal in 2019 is set to begin Monday morning. Robert Solis, 47, is charged with capital murder after prosecutors said he shot Dhaliwal during a traffic stop, firing his gun several times. The events unfolded after Dhaliwal went back to his patrol cruiser …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A political consultant was convicted of coercion after he tried to affect the outcome of the 2020 Texas House of Representatives District 132 election, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced on Friday. Damien Jones, a Democratic consultant, was convicted of coercion of a public servant for sending anonymous threatening text messages to then-State Rep. Gina …

LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Just as a new statewide Amber Alert was issued Friday afternoon, authorities delivered fortunate news after a baby girl from Livingston was taken. Two-week-old Sonni Meilike has been located safe, Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons said. The original alert mentioned that the newborn may have been abducted by her non-custodial mother, Sylvia Norman, whom Lyons said was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An Army veteran was killed as he walked across Westheimer Road, and his family is asking for the public’s help in identifying who is responsible. On Friday, Sept. 16, Houston police officers were called to the 8800 block of Westheimer Road at about 5:15 a.m. Officers determined that the veteran, identified as Jerry Young, was attempting to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man caught in a love triangle turned himself in after investigators say he shot and killed a woman’s boyfriend. Shanquez Stranton, 20, is currently in police custody and maintaining his innocence. Police say he shot and killed a man Thursday night on Overbrook Lane in west Houston. Stranton’s lawyer says it was all in self-defense. “He …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. You can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860 (U.S.) or 877-330-6366 (Canada) and The Trevor Project at 866-488-7386. While mental health is a topic that impacts everyone, our Hispanic …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As school safety continues to be on the minds of many parents, experts are working to find out just how easily an unauthorized person could get into your child’s school. Intruder detection audits are in progress across Texas. “We are trying to see if we can gain unsecured, unauthorized access into a campus because we know that …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two years after a 22-year-old transgender woman, , was murdered, Houston police arrested a suspect on Thursday. Jermal Richards, 32, is now charged with killing Asia Foster after he allegedly dumped her body on a side road west of the Houston Galleria area in November 2020. “I just want him to do time,” Bird Foster, Asia’s mother, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Fire Department is answering questions about how they found a person’s burned body at a fire scene five days later. On Thursday, HPD received a call at 12:20 p.m. about a man found dead inside a burned building at 1221 Redford St. Homicide investigators said someone with public works was working when the body was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Jury selection for a capital murder trial for 22-year-old AJ Armstrong has concluded. A total of 15 people- nine women, and six men- were selected to serve on the jury to decide Armstrong’s fate. Armstrong is accused of killing his parents inside their west Houston home when he was 16 years old. Out of the 15 people, three of …