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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A driver was killed in a single car accident after crashing into a pillar under the Eastex Freeway early Saturday, according to police. At about 12:45 p.m., Houston Police Department officers responded to a call of a vehicle that burst into flames after it crashed into a concrete pillar on Saunders Road. Authorities said HPD officers arrived …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A chaotic police chase in west Houston ended with three arrests, a charred patrol vehicle, and a frightened bystander who was forced to hide one of the assailants. The Houston Police Department tweeted photos on Thursday showing the wreckage of one of its cruisers and a Tesla vehicle at rest on a curb with tire marks next …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Terrance Lewis spent a Tuesday in June trying to fulfill the food needs of Houston’s homeless population. He and a friend prepared meals inside the friend’s apartment on the city’s southeast side two and a half months ago. The 20-year-old Lewis was about to return to the apartment unit after making a short trip to the complex’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman is wanted for questioning after a man was stabbed to death at an apartment complex in southeast Houston, police said. Police initially said the victim’s girlfriend stabbed him and fled the scene. Now, they released a photo of a woman, Jeanette Staton, who investigators call a “person of interest.” A new couple got into a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are searching for a 31-year-old man who they said is responsible for a deadly shooting that took place in southwest Houston on Jan. 13. Jose Everardo Castorena III is charged with murder in the shooting death of 35-year-old Lupe Adam Mungia. In January, police responded to a shooting at 1146 Sheffield Blvd., and found Mungia …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A carjacking suspect left a trail of damage when he hit a couple of Houston police vehicles, as well as a couple of other automobiles, during a brief pursuit, authorities said on Monday. The armed man, who wasn’t immediately identified, is accused of taking someone’s car by force at an apartment complex in the 8100 block …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are in search of three men accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint at a laundromat parking lot in southeast Houston on June 15. At about 7:35 p.m., a woman was sitting in her car at a parking lot located at the 7300 block of Harrisburg Blvd, according to police. The woman told police that …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot to death and his girlfriend was injured when they exchanged gunfire with another man in the parking lot of an apartment complex in southwest Houston, police said. On Thursday, officers responded to a shooting call at about 3:45 p.m. in the 9900 block of Buffalo Speedway. Officers found a man had been …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect was injured in a shooting involving an officer in north Houston, police said. At about 7:30 p.m., authorities were en route to an “officer-involved shooting” in the 4400 block of North Freeway, HPD said in a tweet. An HPD on the scene told that an officer was working an extra job as security at …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At least one person is dead and another injured after a shooting happened in southwest Houston, according to police. Police with the Houston Police Department arrived at the scene on 12400 Fondren Road on Friday evening. According to HPD, two people were shot, leaving one man dead. The other victim was taken to the hospital.