Author: Houston Stringer

Houston, TX (May 6, 2023) – Houston police are currently investigating the tragic shooting of a 16-year-old male on Saturday, May 6, at approximately 9:25 p.m. The incident occurred at 5900 Selinsky Road, in the parking lot of an apartment complex. The identity of the victim is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. According to the HPD Homicide Division, officers responded to reports of a shooting at the aforementioned location. Upon arrival, they found the teenage victim suffering from a gunshot wound. He was immediately transported to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim and his family had just arrived at their apartment complex when an unknown suspect(s) opened fire on their ve...

Update: According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the 16-year-old male who was fatally shot at a high school graduation party in the 8500 block of Majesticbrook Drive has been identified as Isaac Zetino. Zetino was attending an after-prom party and not a graduation party as originally reported.  He did not live there. Investigators have now determined that Zetino and another juvenile male were involved in a disturbance with the father of a female who was attending the party. During this altercation, both parties produced handguns and exchanged gunfire. Zetino was fatally wounded in the exchange. Authorities located the adult male who was involved in the shooting and exchanged gunfire with Zetino and the second juvenile. The individual cooperated with investigators and provided a st...

May 6, 2023 - Three teenagers were injured in a shooting that took place outside a club on 5200 Griggs just after 12:30 am. Lieutenant Willkens from the Houston Police Department reported that two females, aged between 17 and 18, were shot in the torso area, while a 17-year-old male sustained a gunshot wound to the leg. All three victims are expected to make a full recovery. The incident occurred during an event at the club, where security guards were present. According to witnesses, the victims were leaving the club when a fist fight broke out among several individuals. The altercation quickly escalated into gunfire. The victims attempted to take cover in a nearby vehicle but were hit by bullets. Friends transported the female victims to a local hospital, while the male victim remained ...

Update: According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the 16-year-old male who was fatally shot at a high school graduation party in the 8500 block of Majesticbrook Drive has been identified as Isaac Zetino. Zetino was attending an after-prom party and not a graduation party as originally reported.  He did not live there. Investigators have now determined that Zetino and another juvenile male were involved in a disturbance with the father of a female who was attending the party. During this altercation, both parties produced handguns and exchanged gunfire. Zetino was fatally wounded in the exchange. Authorities located the adult male who was involved in the shooting and exchanged gunfire with Zetino and the second juvenile. The individual cooperated with investigators and provided a st...

May 6, 2023 - Three teenagers were injured in a shooting that took place outside a club on 5200 Griggs just after 12:30 am. Lieutenant Willkens from the Houston Police Department reported that two females, aged between 17 and 18, were shot in the torso area, while a 17-year-old male sustained a gunshot wound to the leg. All three victims are expected to make a full recovery. The incident occurred during an event at the club, where security guards were present. According to witnesses, the victims were leaving the club when a fistfight broke out between several individuals. The altercation quickly escalated into gunfire. The victims attempted to take cover in a nearby vehicle but were hit by bullets. Friends transported the female victims to a local hospital, while the male victim remained...

On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at approximately 7:00 pm, Francisco Oropesa was taken into custody in Montgomery County. Oropesa was wanted in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in Cleveland, Texas. The arrest was carried out without any incident according to authorities. Following a horrific mass shooting in Texas that left five people dead, including an 9-year-old, and three children found covered in blood, the 35-year-old suspect, Francisco Oropesa, has been captured. He was believed to have been hiding in a wooded area approximately 10 to 12 miles from the crime scene, sparking a widespread manhunt involving multiple agencies. The tragic incident began when the victims approached Oropesa, who was allegedly shooting his rifle in his front yard, and asked him to st...

April 28, 2023 - At approximately 10:35 p.m., West Side Patrol officers were dispatched to 9598 Southwest Freeway in response to a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered a middle Eastern male in his mid-thirties with a gunshot wound to his right rib area. The victim had driven to the location in his vehicle and entered a store seeking help. A man inside the store attempted to render aid and contacted the police. The victim informed officers that he believed he was followed from a Walmart in the Stafford area. He described the suspect's vehicle as possibly a GMC pickup truck. According to the victim, the truck attempted to block his path as he drove down the street. Eventually, the truck succeeded, and an unidentified male exited the vehicle, discharging a firearm at the victim's...

April 29, 2023 - At approximately 10:35 p.m., West Side Patrol officers were dispatched to 9598 Southwest Freeway in response to a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered a middle Eastern male in his mid-thirties with a gunshot wound to his right rib area. The victim had driven to the location in his vehicle and entered a store seeking help. A man inside the store attempted to render aid and contacted the police. The victim informed officers that he believed he was followed from a Walmart in the Stafford area. He described the suspect's vehicle as possibly a GMC pickup truck. According to the victim, the truck attempted to block his path as he drove down the street. Eventually, the truck succeeded, and an unidentified male exited the vehicle, discharging a firearm at the victim's...

Houston, TX - A fatal crash that occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 30, is currently under investigation by the Houston Police Department (HPD). The incident took place at 11000 Telephone Road, where a 63-year-old woman was fatally struck by a vehicle. Her identity is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. According to HPD Vehicular Crimes Division, patrol officers were conducting a traffic stop nearby when a witness flagged them down, alerting them to a person lying in the street. Upon reaching the location, officers found the woman unresponsive, with the driver of a white Dodge Ram pickup truck standing nearby, waving at passing vehicles to prevent her from being hit again. Officers immediately began providing medical assista...

Two-Alarm Fire Damages Four Units in Houston, Two Hospitalized. April 30, 2023 - Houston, TX - A two-alarm fire broke out at 1207 Cedar Post in Houston early this morning, resulting in extensive damage to four residential units and sending two people to the hospital. The blaze, which began around 1:14 a.m., quickly escalated, prompting emergency response teams to act rapidly in controlling the situation. Firefighters were successful in preventing the fire from spreading further, but four units were damaged in the process: two by fire, and another two by water damage sustained during firefighting efforts. In a harrowing turn of events, one person was initially trapped inside the building but managed to escape the inferno. The individual was transported to a local hospital for treatment ...