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HOUSTON, TX – Houston Police are investigating after skeletal remains were found in a wooded area off the 12800 block of Bissonnet. https://youtu.be/UHiyL_grLYo The discovery was made a little after 2:30 p.m. when a male in the area located what he believed to be human remains. Responding Westside patrol officers confirmed the remains appeared to be skeletal. According to police, at least two parts of a skull were visible. Investigators believe the remains are from one adult, but the gender, age, and cause of death are unknown at this time. Officers noted it appeared there had been a homeless camp in the area at some point. The Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office is expected to conduct an autopsy to determine more details. It is not known if foul play is involved. I...

HOUSTON, TX – Houston Police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred late Monday morning at the Oakmoor Apartments in south Houston. https://youtu.be/Gi54P8JbNjI The shooting was reported around 11:54 a.m. in the 11900 block of Oakmoor Parkway. According to investigators, a suspect banged on the victim’s apartment door, leading to a fight that spilled into the parking lot. During the altercation, shots were fired, and a man in his early 20s was struck and pronounced deceased at the scene. Police said no weapon was recovered from the victim, and fewer than 10 shots were fired. A woman inside the apartment spoke with officers, but investigators have not released further details about her role. Detectives said one suspect is being sought at this time, though additional in...

HOUSTON, TX – Two pedestrians were shot after an argument with a group of scooter riders across the street from the Toyota Center. https://youtube.com/shorts/bUdG3TOhTq0?feature=share The shooting happened when four individuals on scooters got into a verbal argument with pedestrians. The suspects opened fire, striking a male and female in their early 20s. A third pedestrian was not struck. Houston Fire Department crews transported both victims to the hospital, where they remain in stable condition. A round may have struck a nearby hotel, but no one inside was injured. Officials said there should be clear video evidence from downtown cameras in the area.

HOUSTON, TX – Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy who was shot while playing a game of “ding dong ditch” in northeast Houston. https://youtu.be/Ami3kx12I6Y The shooting occurred around 10:55 p.m. Saturday, August 30, in the 9700 block of Racine Street near Mimbrough. According to investigators, the child and several friends were ringing doorbells of homes in the area and running away. A witness reported the boy was running from a house after ringing a doorbell when shots were fired. The juvenile male, initially reported as 10 years old, was transported by the Houston Fire Department to a local hospital in critical condition. Doctors pronounced him deceased on August 31. His identity is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of F...

HOUSTON, TX – Houston police are investigating after a man was found deceased outside a home in the 500 block of Blue Bell Road around 2 a.m. https://youtu.be/s7eXa37ymeA Officers responded to a reported burglary in progress and discovered the male on the ground, unresponsive and not breathing, with a significant amount of blood around him. The cause of death is pending the medical examiner’s review. Police said the homeowners did not know the man. While responding, an HPD unit crashed into a ditch nearby. Both officers were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. https://youtu.be/Cjiy8tv0BRg

HOUSTON, TX – Two Houston police officers were injured after their patrol unit crashed in a ditch while responding to a burglary call. https://youtu.be/Cjiy8tv0BRg The crash occurred around 2 a.m. in the 600 block of Blue Bell Road near the North Freeway. According to police, the two-man unit was en route to a reported burglary when it left the roadway and crashed in a ditch. Both officers were transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries and are expected to be okay. No other vehicles were involved. https://youtu.be/s7eXa37ymeA

HOUSTON, TX – An overnight police pursuit ended in a fiery crash in northeast Houston. https://youtu.be/O0YJGYnOVMI The crash occurred around 1:10 a.m. in the 6500 block of Lockwood. The chase lasted less than 15 minutes. Two suspects were inside a stolen vehicle that caught fire after crashing. Police were able to remove them from the vehicle. According to the Houston Police Department, both suspects were transported to the hospital with minor injuries from the crash, not from burns. No other injuries were reported.

HOUSTON, TX – Charges have been filed against a suspect in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man earlier this month in northeast Houston. https://youtu.be/QhODQtQJm8U The incident occurred around 9 a.m. on August 12 in the 4500 block of Pickfair Street. Houston police officers responded to a report of a male lying in the roadway. Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced the victim, identified as Joshua Hampton, 36, deceased at the scene. He had suffered multiple stab wounds. According to the HPD Homicide Division, nearby residents did not report hearing or seeing any disturbance before the victim was found. A person of interest came forward during the investigation but was questioned and released. Further investigation identified James Brown, 50, as the suspect. On...

HOUSTON, TX – A man, who also goes by nsy.chino on Instagram, alleges he was wrongfully detained by police outside his downtown Houston apartment Monday evening while he was live streaming, and the encounter was captured online, after a neighbor described him as “suspicious.” https://youtu.be/B8ReefBt8UE The encounter occurred around 5:20 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. when officers responded to a call from a woman who reported someone was knocking on her door and attempting to enter. When she later saw the man, she told officers he looked suspicious even though he had just come out of his apartment. Video from the livestream begins after the man was already in handcuffs and shows him arguing with the neighbor while denying involvement in the initial complaint. He noted that he does not have...

According to the Houston Police Department Homicide Division, a man has confessed to killing 27-year-old Willie James Whitlock in a 2024 shooting on Guadalcanal Road in Houston. https://youtu.be/4fsFVW7SiXA Kedar Andrey Smith, 28, was identified as the suspect in the August 17, 2024, shooting. He was arrested in Louisiana by the Louisiana State Police and Alexandria Police Department and remains held at the Rapides Parish Jail. Smith is charged with murder in the 488th State District Court in Harris County, Texas. Police said officers found Whitlock lying in the street with gunshot wounds. He was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston, where he was pronounced deceased. Smith later confessed to his role in Whitlock’s death after being taken into custody. He remain...