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HOUSTON, TX – Dr. Matthews returned to Vance Plaza Apartments, also known as Vance Gardens, located at 7301 Jensen Drive, alongside Houston city officials, police, health department personnel, and code enforcement officers following complaints about conditions at the property. During the walkthrough, city officials saw active sewage overflows, structural concerns, damaged walkways, plumbing problems, and conditions they described as unsafe for tenants. Residents also alleged management retaliated against tenants following previous complaints and exposure of conditions at the complex. At one point during the walkthrough, an environmental investigator went to inspect an alleged sewage overflow near the property and later returned, describing the conditions as “terrible.” Dr....

HOUSTON, TX – A woman accused of chasing multiple people with a knife was taken into custody after two people were stabbed at an apartment complex in southeast Houston. According to police, the incident began around 9 p.m. near a convenience store in the 8600 block of Broadway. Investigators said the suspect, described as a woman appearing to be in her 40s, allegedly chased a man with a knife before he escaped. Police said the suspect then made her way toward a nearby apartment complex, where she allegedly threatened a woman and her 7-year-old child, telling them she would stab them if they did not run. The woman and child were able to make it inside an apartment safely. Investigators said the suspect later encountered four people at the apartment complex. Two people escaped w...

HOUSTON, TX – Houston Police Department homicide detectives are investigating after a man was found shot to death at Beacon Hill Apartments in southwest Houston. According to police, officers responded to the 8100 block of Creekbend at Beacon Hill Apartments and found a male suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the torso. He was pronounced deceased at the scene outside the apartment complex. Police said the victim appeared to possibly be in his 20s, but investigators were still working to confirm his identity. https://youtube.com/shorts/Z54q_ISyWUo?feature=share Investigators located blood trails in the area and are working to determine exactly where the shooting occurred and what led up to it. Police said they are reviewing possible surveillance video and speakin...

HOUSTON, TX – A man was pronounced deceased after a shooting near the Robins Landing subdivision in northeast Houston. The shooting happened near the 9600 block of Tidwell Road. According to the Houston Police Department, the deceased man appeared to be in his 30s and was found collapsed in a ditch near the roadway. According to the Houston Police Department, the man who fired the shots is a homeowner who lives inside the nearby subdivision. Police said the original call to the area was for a suspicious person involving the deceased man, who investigators described as a transient individual who had reportedly been entering backyards and homes under construction in the neighborhood. https://youtube.com/shorts/AzuGVDgpVn0?feature=share Police said the homeowner allegedly co...

HOUSTON, TX – The father of an employee involved in a shooting at the Green House Dispensary in west Houston told Houston Stringer his son was “scared” before a teen was shot inside the business. https://youtu.be/ahWr5prUOe4 The shooting occurred in the 8600 block of Long Point. According to the Houston Police Department, a teen entered the dispensary and was shot multiple times by an employee as he was leaving the store. The teen was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. At the scene, the employee’s father told Houston Stringer his son called him and said he had shot someone. The father stated he was told the teen had been stealing from the store when the employee encountered him after coming out of the restroom. “He actually went all the way to the back ...

SPRING, TX – A driver was killed after a Tesla crashed into a ditch, rolled over multiple times, and struck a tree in Spring earlier today. The crash occurred around 3:40 a.m. in the 26000 block of Lexington Road. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and EMS responded after receiving an alert regarding the crash and arrived to find a red Tesla in a ditch on the southbound side of the roadway. https://youtube.com/shorts/uAqDFniBgbE?feature=share Investigators said the driver, described as an African-American male who appeared to be in his 20s, was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed when he failed to negotiate a curve. The Tesla left the roadway, rolled over approximately three times through a ditch, and struck a tree. The impact caused the...

HOUSTON, TX – A man was shot in the leg after confronting the driver of a loud vehicle at an apartment complex in northwest Houston late Saturday night. The shooting was reported around 11:55 p.m. at the Diamond Ridge Apartment Homes located at 6407 Antoine Drive. https://youtube.com/shorts/GSVg7kLhdc4 According to the Houston Police Department, officers responded to a shooting call and found one adult male suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg area. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening and non-critical injuries. Police said the victim was able to provide officers with a description of the suspect and the suspect’s vehicle. While officers were gathering information, the vehicle matching that description reportedly returned to the s...

HOUSTON, TX – A motorcycle rider fled from Bellaire police after an attempted traffic stop on the West Loop just before 1 a.m. The rider was seen traveling southbound on the West Loop without headlights on when Bellaire police attempted to pull them over. The rider did not stop and continued driving. https://youtube.com/shorts/VT2V6XbqDQA?feature=share A couple of minutes later, the rider took the Fournace Place/Bissonnet Street exit at the last second before speeding away. The rider then ran a red light, got back onto the West Loop, and continued to flee from Bellaire police. It is unknown what happened after that.