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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after an 18-year-old woman was shot outside an Alief ISD campus on Friday, according to police. The Houston Police Department told Eyewitness News that the shooting happened in the parking lot of Hastings High School, but the woman ended up along Highway 6. The police department posted about the incident on X, formerly …

In Houston, Texas, three men have been apprehended on suspicion of stealing components from large trucks. The Houston Police Department responded to a surge in thefts of powertrain controllers, prompting them to organize a sting operation on Monday at Houston Freightliner located on the Crosby Freeway. Javon Noble, Kameron Jones, and Jaylon Cooper were taken into custody after allegedly pilfering …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation into a deadly crash on the Southwest Freeway on Sunday is underway, according to police. The Houston Police Department said the wreck happened at about 2 a.m. on US-59 at Bissonnet Street. Officers told that two people died from their injuries due to the crash. Although details are limited, investigators said at least one person …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An officer was shot, and a suspect is dead after a shooting early Saturday in Houston’s Sharpstown area. The Houston Police Department spoke with Eyewitness News inside Memorial Hermann in the Texas Medical Center, where the veteran officer is getting treatment. Chief Troy Finner told that the officer became aware of a suspect who is connected to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An officer responding to a call on Thanksgiving night was hit while driving through an intersection in southwest Houston, police said. According to the Houston Police Department, the incident took place at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the 7500 block of the Southwest Freeway near Beechnut. The officer’s vehicle was responding to a call and had lights …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A person found dead inside a southwest Houston home on Friday appears to be a victim wounded in a shooting in the same area hours prior. The Houston Police Department said its homicide detectives responded to the 12300 block of Hillcroft near Densmore just before noon. HPD told Eyewitness News off-camera that the victim was originally shot …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are searching for two women caught on camera attacking an employee with pepper spray while shoplifting at an Academy. The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division said the aggravated robbery happened on Aug. 19 in the 9700 block of Katy Freeway. At about 9:25 a.m., two women walked into the sporting goods store and placed several pairs …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot while trying to fight off a robbery suspect in the Greater Heights, Houston police said. It was about 10:20 p.m. Thursday, and police say the 39-year-old victim had just parked near North Main Street when the suspect walked up to him and demanded his belongings. That started a fight. Investigators say the suspect …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Surveillance cameras captured landscaping crews falling victim to a suspected jugging while out on the job in the Greenway and Upper Kirby area, according to police. Investigators say on June 30, the victim withdrew cash from the bank for one of his workers before heading to a job site in the 3700 block of Purdue Street. While …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are looking for a man who forced employees of the Brewingz restaurant in the city’s northside into a freezer in the middle of an attempted robbery. Police got a call about a robbery at about 10:40 a.m. on Monday in the 5300 block of the North Freeway at Tidwell. Police said the suspect entered the …