Tag Archives: authorities say

LA MARQUE, Texas (KTRK) — A driver was killed when the vehicle they were operating was involved in a crash with a Texas City police officer. The crash happened at about 10 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of FM 1764 and FM 2004. The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said the Texas City police officer was responding to the La Marque area …

An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot and a woman was wounded early Saturday in North Dallas, police said, and a man was in custody in connection with the shooting. Officers were called to the 6400 block of Royal Lane, between Preston and Hillcrest roads, about 2:15 a.m. and discovered that a boy and a woman had been shot. The boy …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities canceled a Silver Alert for 79-year-old John G. York, who was found safe after going missing on Thursday. Original reporting A Silver Alert has been issued for a 79-year-old man with dementia who was last seen in North Harris County, according to officials. The Texas Center for the Missing has updated the alert on behalf …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County Jail, which is already under fire over issues including overcrowding, understaffing, and general health and wellness among inmates, is confronting another high-profile mishap under its watch. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, convicted inmate Marcelo Perez Campos walked free from jail on Tuesday due to a clerical error. The 61-year-old was getting set to serve 25 …

Local artist 2G.Kaash was arrested Friday in Grand Prairie in connection with the slaying of a 33-year-old man in January, authorities say. The rapper, whose legal name is Ghazi Harris, was detained at a hip-hop concert at the Texas Trust CU Theatre in the 1000 block of Texas Trust Way in Grand Prairie, authorities said. It was unclear whether he …

EL PASO — Police in El Paso say one person was killed and three other people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday in a shopping mall. One person has been taken into custody, said Sgt. Robert Gomez, a police spokesman. No immediate information was given about that person. Another person could be involved, Gomez said, and police were looking for …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An armored car guard was hospitalized after being shot in the parking lot of Willowbrook Mall in northwest Harris County, authorities said. Houston police said Tuesday’s shooting happened at about 3:35 p.m. at 2000 Willowbrook Mall. According to the FBI Violent Crime Task Force with HPD, the shooting happened when a suspect robbed a Brinks armored …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A connection through a dating app turned deadly when a man showed up at a woman’s apartment, and her boyfriend, who was at the apartment at the time, was shot and killed. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said a 23-year-old man used a dating app to meet Rachel Juarez, and they agreed to meet up at her …

Police officers shot a person who fired a gun at them Sunday evening in South Dallas, police said. Around 6:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 3400 block of Metropolitan Avenue in response to a call related to a person with a gun, police said. Officers found a suspect, whose identity has not been shared by police, at the location, …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy suffered minor injuries in a fiery multi-vehicle crash Tuesday night in northwest Harris County, according to authorities. The crash involving seven vehicles, including the deputy’s patrol car, happened on Highway 6 N at FM 529 in front of a Home Depot. According to an update from officials, a driver said …