Author: Houston Stringer

Houston Firefighters were dispatched just around 1:45 a.m. to an Apartment Fire at the Kingswood Village Apartments located at 3233 Mangum Rd in Houston, Texas. The fire started towards the back of the apartment complex. It is unclear what started the fire at this time. Just after 2:30 a.m., the Houston Fire Department announced that this is now a 2 alarm fire. https://twitter.com/HoustonFire/status/1559808968171683841

Houston Police need your help identifying suspects that allegedly stole 5,000 gallons of diesel gasoline in the 800 block of South State Highway 6 in late July 2022. The suspects and their vehicles were caught by a surveillance camera. According to police, the suspects are believed to be driving two white Ford pickup trucks. A third suspect was driving a blue Volkswagen. https://twitter.com/houstonpolice/status/1559660041136906247 If you have any information about this case, you are urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS or the HPD Property & Financial Crimes Division at 713-308-0900.

A police chase turned deadly Tuesday morning when police when Houston Police say a driver lost control of his vehicle in the 10500 Block of West Montgomery. https://www.youtube.com/embed/hnXsxu0Rv7U Assistant Chief Belinda Null with the Houston Police Department Criminal Investigations Command stated in a media briefing that the suspect was observed by Houston Police Officers driving without any lights on around 12:43 a.m. on August 16, 2022. The officers then attempted to make a stop, suspecting it was a D.W.I., and put their lights on in an attempt to get the driver's attention and pull the driver over. The vehicle then slowed down but continued to roll. Officers at that point used the P.A. system to instruct the driver to pull into a nearby parking lot. The driver of th...

The Atascocita Fire Department responded to a five-car pile-up on West Lake Houston at FM 1960 in Atascocita, Texas around 11:30 p.m. on August 15, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/embed/1LXfDfXHAQ0 Witnesses that were involved in the crash stated that their car was crossing the intersection headed northbound on West Lake Houston when another vehicle t-boned the car next to them. This caused the vehicle that was t-boned to flip over them and cause a chain reaction. https://twitter.com/AVFDOEM/status/1559397151440084992 According to the Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department, a total of three patients were transported to a local area hospital for treatment. The scene was cleared shortly after midnight.

Police were dispatched to the 2900 Block of Brewster near US-59, the Eastex Freeway around 6:20 p.m in Houston’s Fifth Ward after a report of a drive by shooting. Upon arrival, police found a teenager that had sustained at least one gunshot wound. Paramedics rushed the teen to the hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. This is a developing story and we will update this page as soon as we have more information. https://twitter.com/houstonpolice/status/1559313512090025985?s=21&t=lNhqfoecpmanfIABf2hSJQ

A man was killed and two other men were shot outside a popular nightclub in Houston Sunday night. The shooting occurred on August 15, 2022, when police say three men were shot outside of Heart Nightclub located at 5002 Washington Avenue possibly over an argument about a woman. This is not the first time there was a major incident in the Heart nightclub parking area. Two weeks ago, on August 1, 2022, a man was reportedly stabbed outside of a nightclub. Although, besides being in the parking lot of Heart, these two incidents are not related. https://www.youtube.com/embed/29HEyJ9UpoA Police believe the male victim was possibly shot by the woman's ex-boyfriend. The two other male victims that were shot were not being fired at but rather hit by stray bullets. The male victi...

Houston Police responded to a report of a shooting in the 5600 block of Patrick Street in north Houston on August 14, 2022, around 11 p.m.

Greg Shead, a 24-year-old father was shot and killed during an argument early Sunday morning between two groups of people outside of Bowlero, a Houston Bowling Alley located in the 900 Block of Bunker Hill, just south of I-10, the Katy Freeway. The shooting occurred at about 1:15 a.m. on August 15, 2022, just after closing. Police say two groups of people got into an argument in the parking lot of the Bowelero on Bunker Hill. During the argument, two shots were fired, and at least one of them struck Greg Shead. He was pronounced dead on the scene. According to police at the scene, a white SUV was observed leaving the scene which may be connected to the shooting. Police are looking for this vehicle and stated there are several witnesses that remained on the scene to help with the inve...

A driver with AT&T Contractor signage on their vehicle ditched their vehicle Sunday night after losing control. According to a witness, the driver of the vehicle was picked up by a pickup truck. The accident occurred around 11:50 p.m. on August 14, 2022, just north of the I-45 & Tidwell intersection.