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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused in the shooting death of a 27-year-old in north Harris County died by suicide after a police chase in Alabama, authorities said. On Friday, at about 8:30 a.m., a witness saw a 27-year-old man being pulled out of a dark-colored Dodge Challenger and left in front of the Cambria Cove Apartments at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot during a robbery in a restaurant parking lot in southeast Houston Sunday morning, according to police. Officers said it happened at about 4 a.m. at a Taqueria Arandas along the Gulf Freeway. A man and woman had pulled over to talk briefly when police said another man approached them with a handgun …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A trapped woman was pulled from her car by the Houston Fire Department after a crash at the interchange on North Loop 610 at I-45 on Saturday night, Houston police say. At about 10:30 p.m., Houston police responded to a major crash and found a woman trapped inside her car that rolled into a wooded area …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities need your help to find a missing 7-year-old boy last seen walking with his 15-year-old sister on Saturday evening in northwest Houston. Alejandro Sotelo, 7, and Carla Sotelo, 15, were last seen on April 16 in the 8000 block of Ravenwood Cir at about 8 p.m. Missing siblings: Carla Sotelo, 15, and Alejandro Sotelo, 7 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Former Rice University running back and college football Hall of Famer Trevor Cobb is organizing a benefit for former Rice football captain Michael Downs. The benefit will raise money to help Downs with medical expenses after he’s suffered brain injuries due to multiple concussions from football. “We’re just trying to give back to the community,” Cobb …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police found a dead body inside a large U-Haul box outside an apartment in southwest Houston on Sunday afternoon. At about 2 p.m., Houston police got a call about a suspicious package in a parking space at an apartment complex located at the 7000 block of Bissonnet Street near Beechnut Street. #BREAKING: A dead body …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A multi-vehicle crash injured several people in east Harris County on Sunday evening, according to HCSO Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The major crash happened at the 8200 block of Wade Road. Several people were ejected and one person is trapped in a car, says Gonzalez. One person has been taken by Life Flight and several others …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s been over 160 days since the last Astros game at Minute Maid Park, but that changes on Monday at the home opener against the Los Angeles Angels. While you must have a game ticket to enter the pregame Astros Street Fest, a longtime Houston hangout is returning for adult fans who want to soak up …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Exclusive video shows an illegal street takeover moments before a suspect led them on a deadly chase. In the video, drivers are performing stunts in their trucks and cars, with one man even hanging out of a window while spectators cheer them on. On Friday, Damian West attended a street takeover on Kempwood Drive around 6 p.m. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 21-year-old man charged with murder after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in a deadly crash went before a judge Sunday morning. West’s bond was set at $400,000, and court documents show that he was already out on bond for an unlawful carry of a weapon charge when the chase unfolded Friday …