Author: Houston Stringer

https://youtu.be/EnwzGkZqQLc A driver was placed in custody on November 13, 2022, around 3:30 a.m. after crashing into a Houston Police patrol vehicle blocking traffic on the Eastex Freeway just before Laura Koppe. The patrol vehicle was blocking traffic for another accident.

After the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 World Series, fans took to the streets to celebrate the Houston Astros winning the world championship. https://www.youtube.com/embed/iRzcO1qQJKg Houston Astros fans of all ages celebrated in the streets outside Minute Maid Park. Drivers honked their horns, while their passengers (both kids and adults alike) screamed out the windows and sunroofs with excitement after learning the Astros had secured the 2022 World Series title. Other fans climbed on top of barriers and anything else they could find like the street poles that you can see in the above video and danced the night away. The Houston Astros entered the playoffs and had to battle it out with the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees in order to cle...

Two small makeshift memorials were created on November 1, 2022, after Migos rapper 'Takeoff' was shot outside a Houston Bowling Alley. https://www.youtube.com/embed/84QC9jnPK38 The first memorial can be found in the 1200 Block of Caroline. A second memorial, marked by a candle and a bracelet, was placed in the spot believed to be where 'Takeoff' was shot, can be found outside "810 Billiards & Bowling" on the 3rd floor of the GreenStreet shopping mall. This second memorial was placed by BMX rider, Daniel Pardo'Medellin (@pardinibmx), who used video footage that was posted on social media to determine where this spot was. According to Chief Troy Finner of the Houston Police Department, around 2:34 a.m. police responded to a report of a shooting at 810 Billiards and Bowling Hou...

October 26, 2022 - A 17-year-old has been charged and arrested after the Houston Police Department says he shot at a police officer outside of a nightclub located at 5908 Gulfton Street around 3:25 a.m. on September 1, 2022. Photo Courtesy of HPD According to HPD: "Officers responded to a disturbance call outside a night club at the above address and spoke with a security guard who stated multiple suspects, possibly juveniles, were at the location with a weapon. As officers investigated the incident, the suspects, who were near the scene, discharged a handgun towards the officers’ location prior to fleeing on foot." The officer was not hit and bullet casings were found at the scene. HPD ran the casings through the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NBIN) whic...

Robinson Hernandez Cruz has been charged and arrested for aggravated assault after he stabbed a woman family member "multiple times" on Saturday, October 22, 2022, around 9:55 p.m. According to the Houston Police Department: "HPD patrol officers were dispatched to 4412 North Freeway and found the victim, suspect Cruz and their four children in the parking lot of a store.  Suspect Cruz told officers the victim had been stabbed by a person trying to steal his truck and had driven them to the North Freeway location.  Officers observed the victim had multiple stab wounds on her back and side.  Houston Fire Department paramedics transported the victim to an area hospital.  While at the hospital, statements made by the victim and her children indicated C...

An uncle has now been charged after fatally shooting his nephew in north Houston late last week. https://www.youtube.com/embed/WL8VSyfhowE First responders responded to a report of a shooting at 6019 Velma Ln. on Friday, October 21, around 6:25 p.m. Upon arrival, they found a 12-year-old that had been suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics were unable to help him and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. Cesar Chavez, 22, was identified as both the shooter and the boy's uncle. According to the Houston Police Department, "Chavez told investigators his nephew was playing with a toy gun and he wanted to play with him. Chavez grabbed his weapon, thinking it was unloaded, and fired, striking the victim once." The Houston Police Department officially released Mond...