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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...

HOUSTON, TX – Firefighters responded to a grass fire in the 2800 block of North Main Tuesday afternoon around 1:30 p.m. https://youtu.be/amvbd7hroIk The fire was located next to Little White Oak Bayou. Smoke from the fire was visible from the Eastex Freeway and the 610 North Loop interchange. The cause of the fire and whether there were any injuries is not known at this time.

HOUSTON, TX – A bicyclist was fatally struck by a pickup truck in the northbound lanes of Watonga Boulevard Tuesday morning. https://youtu.be/HJnFeqndgkc The collision occurred around 10:15 a.m. in front of the Bend @ Oak Forest apartments in the 4000 block of Watonga. According to Houston police, a GMC pickup truck was exiting the apartment complex when the bicyclist collided with the vehicle. The cyclist, described as a man possibly in his 60s, was transported to a hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. Police confirmed the driver of the pickup truck was not intoxicated. If you have any information, you are urged to contact the Houston Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.