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Authorities are looking for a man they say killed his ex-girlfriend Tuesday in Tarrant County not long after the couple had broken up. Michael Sherrod Walker Jr.(Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department) According to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department, Michael Sherrod Walker Jr. and Atiyeh Chatmon, both 23, ended their relationship over the weekend. Then on Tuesday, a phone call between the …

A music teacher at a Frisco high school has been arrested on a charge of online solicitation of a minor. Brett Kevin Yzquierdo(Collin County Sheriff’s Office) Brett Kevin Yzquierdo, 29, was booked into the Collin County jail Thursday and posted $25,000 bond Friday, jail records show. He was arrested by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department. No further details about the …

A Dallas County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Thursday after a complaint filed with the sheriff’s office raised concerns about mistreatment of a man in custody during a “prisoner transport,” authorities said. Austin Palmer, 33, was booked into the Dallas County Jail about 12:45 p.m. on charges of assault causing bodily injury and official oppression, both misdemeanors. He was released after …

Two Dallas men face multiple charges after authorities say they attempted to flee Garland police in a stolen pickup Wednesday morning. Luis Gerardo Ruiz (left) and Jose Oscar Garcia, both 29, were apprehended after the pursuit. Luis Gerardo Ruiz (left) and Jose Oscar Garcia, both 29, were apprehended after the pursuit.(Garland Police Department) Luis Gerardo Ruiz and Jose Oscar Garcia, …

A 14-year-old boy opened fire with a shotgun during “a house party gone bad” late Saturday, wounding his sister and killing her boyfriend, Harris County authorities say. Harris County deputies were called about 11:40 p.m. to a house in the 24000 block of Pepperrell Place Street in Katy, about 25 miles west of Houston. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, about …

A shooting suspect was arrested early Monday after he led officers on a chase from Pleasant Grove while he had a small child in the car, Dallas police say. Maj. Israel Herrera said that shortly after police were called to the 6800 block of Barrett Drive, near C.F. Hawn Freeway and Lake June Road, at about 4:20 a.m., officers learned …

Dallas police took a shooting suspect into custody early Monday morning after they say he fled from the crime scene in Pleasant Grove, leading police on a chase while he had a small child in the car. Maj. Israel Herrera told reporters that shortly after police were called to the 6800 block of Barrett Drive about 4:20 a.m., officers learned …

This report is being continuously updated. Two people died after at least 12 people were shot about midnight Saturday at an off-campus Texas A&M University-Commerce party near Greenville. Four other people were injured, but Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks did not detail their injuries. He did say some people had been hurt by broken glass as they tried to escape. …

Authorities are asking people to avoid an area near Cloverleaf where an armed man barricaded himself inside a home, possibly with multiple other people, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Harris County Precinct 3 constable deputies, as well as the Harris County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, were still trying to speak to the man as of 9:30 p.m. Monday …

A Dallas man turned himself in to authorities Friday and admitted to killing his father at the east Oak Cliff home the two of them shared, police say. Gary Wayne Bynum (Dallas County Sheriff’s Department) Garry Wayne Bynum, 45, was arrested on a murder charge. His bail had not been set Friday night. Officers were called to a home in …