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CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — A family said they came home to find someone had fired a dart into their cat’s skull, hitting him right between the eyes earlier this week. Juan Abugaber and his family first noticed something odd on their home surveillance video. After reviewing the footage, they said they discovered a projectile dangling from Chester’s head. The man …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Nearly a month after a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy was captured on camera punching a teenager, the boy’s family is getting support from community activists, calling on the sheriff to discipline the deputy. The family of Carlos Rodriguez, a high school sophomore, recruited help from FIEL Houston to press Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The family and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Family members of a father of five who was shot to death on Friday said he was hoping to talk to a teen’s parents about his daughter being bullied on social media when he was killed. Brandon Curtis, 35, was shot more than once in the 10900 block of Spring Brook Pass in the Humble area. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Milby High School teacher has died from COVID-19, according to family members. Erick Ortiz, 52, taught chemistry at Milby High School. His family said he had been teaching in-person at the campus since everyone returned. According to the family, Ortiz tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 8, contacted the district about it and was hospitalized …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Milby High School teacher has died from COVID-19, according to family members. Erick Ortiz, 52, taught chemistry at Milby High School. His family said he had been teaching in-person at the campus since everyone returned. According to the family, Ortiz tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 8, contacted the district about it and was hospitalized …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The body of a missing 26-year-old woman has been found, her family said on Sunday. Alexis Sharkey went missing on Friday, according to her mother, Stacey Robinault. In a Facebook post published by Robinault, she wrote, “It’s with deeply broken hearts that Mike and I want to let you all know that Lexi’s body has been …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A day after news broke of Texas transgender rights advocate Monica Roberts’ death, Eyewitness News has learned that she died just outside of her apartment earlier this week. An initial police report indicated she may have been hit by a car, but now, friends and family say she died of natural causes. “A lot of family …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The victims of a deadly crash that caused an Uber car to split in half in northeast Houston were cousins, according to family. Diana Munoz Salazar, 24, and Priscilla Munoz DeLeon, 25, died Saturday night when the car they were riding in was hit by another car that was being chased by deputies. It happened on …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A mother of three was found dead by her 8-year-old son after being severely beaten by her boyfriend, according to Houston police. It happened at an apartment on De Soto Street near Antoine Drive in northwest Houston on Sept. 19. HPD Homicide Division Sgt. S. Murdock and Det. R. Rivera reported Ashley M. Garcia, 27, died …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A well-known pastor in Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood died on Sunday from COVID-19, according to family a member. Pastor Manson Johnson has been with the Holman Street Baptist Church for more than 40 years. “We find strength in knowing that to be absent from the body is to be present with God,” read a statement posted …