Author: Houston Stringer

December 29, 2022 - The Atascocita Fire Department responded to a report of a fire located on Kings Timber Trail in the Rivergrove Subdivision near Meyergrove Lane in Atascocita, TX. According to the Atascocita Fire Department, first responders were dispatched around 12:45 a.m. to a report of a structure fire. The fire was extinguished around 1:05 a.m. There were no reports of injuries.

A man has now been arrested and is in custody after shooting another man multiple times in the parking lot of a convenience store in broad daylight late last week after an argument. Around 2:10 p.m., on December 23, 2022, police responded to a report of a shooting outside King Discount Store located at 4131 Bennington in north Houston. Police then found the victim, Dontray Darnel Jefferson (34) suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics with the Houston Fire Department pronounced Jefferson deceased at the scene. According to court documents, detectives were able to observe on surveillance video that the suspect, physically assaulting Jefferson. At one point, the suspect then walked up to a vehicle that had just arrived at the store and retrieved a handgun. The suspect the...

A mother is suing an apartment complex and gas station after her son was shot by a customer and left to die behind a southeast Houston gas station near a dumpster. https://youtu.be/y0fxs05Burc According to the lawsuit, on November 12, 2022, the victim, Satisfield Demarcus Landry was involved in an argument with another customer. Both employees and managers heard the argument and “did nothing to intervene” despite the other customer (who would end up being Landry’s killer) threatening Landry’s life several times. After Landry finished his purchase, he left the store. The customer who was threatening Landry was waiting behind the gas station, at the Wesley Square Apartments and shot Landry before fleeing. In the initial media briefing (found in the video above) officers with the H...

A Houston area church is being sued by a mother who alleges officials at the church tried to cover up the sexual abuse of minors by a Youth Pastor. The church, Champion Forest Baptist church is part of the Southern Baptist Convention, which the lawsuit alleges has a history of covering up abuse in its ranks. One of their ex-youth pastors even pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and sexual assault allegations back in 2018. The lawsuit, which was filed in Harris County District Court last week alleges that the mother and her child were getting ready to attend a program that they attended every Monday. The child on this particular day suddenly expressed fear about going to church. When the mother asked why he was afraid of going, the child told her that the day before, one of the teacher...

December 23, 2022 - A witness sent this photo in of a Ford Expedition that had crashed out and ended up a guardrail in north Houston on the Eastex Freeway at the E Mount Houston exit Friday evening. While no official cause has been given regarding the accident, the witness who sent this photo in stated that there were "beer cans everywhere". If you come across any accidents or have any news stories you would like to see on Houston Stringer, you can send them to us at tips@houstonstringer.com

According to Lt. Willkens of the Houston Police Department, a homeless in his 60's was placed by a friend in a wheelchair next to a makeshift fire in the 2700 block of Scott Street in Houston, Texas. Police believe the man may have been intoxicated and fell out of the wheelchair into the fire. For licensing and instant download of RAW video, please visit https://www.houstonstringer.com/shop or contact stringer@houstonstringer.com

A fatal accident occurred in the 7000 block of Gessner near Neff Street in Houston, Texas. around 2:45 a.m. According to police, the man was traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control of his vehicle. Police say the impact of his vehicle hitting a tree split the vehicle into two pieces. The man was the only one inside the vehicle at the time. For licensing and instant download of RAW video, please visit https://www.houstonstringer.com/shop or contact stringer@houstonstringer.com

A man is dead after he fell out of a wheelchair into a makeshift fire in Houston's 3rd Ward, by the University of Houston. https://youtu.be/SVlrTE8E0-4 According to Lt. Willkens of the Houston Police Department, a homeless in his 60's was placed by a friend in a wheelchair next to a makeshift fire in the 2700 block of Scott Street in Houston, Texas. Police believe the man may have been intoxicated and fell out of the wheelchair into the fire.

A fatal accident occurred in the 7000 block of Gessner near Neff Street in Houston, Texas. around 2:45 a.m. According to police, the man was traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control of his vehicle. https://youtu.be/CvYPqe6_WMQ Police say the impact of his vehicle hitting a tree split the vehicle into two pieces. The man was the only one inside the vehicle at the time.

A fire broke out at a single-family residence located at 8021 Dunlap in Houston on December 23, 2022. According to District Chief Benjamin Perry, the fire started in the attic of the home which appears to be vacant. There were no reports of civilian or firefighter injuries. For licensing and instant download of RAW video, please visit https://www.houstonstringer.com/shop or contact stringer@houstonstringer.com