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Fallen Deputy Darren Almendarez: Procession to Funeral home from Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences A procession for Harris Co. Deputy Darren Almendarez took place on April 4, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences (1861 Old Spanish Trl) to Brookside Funeral Home (13747 Eastex Freeway). This video is managed by Newsflare. To use this video for broadcast or in a commercial player please email newsdesk@newsflare.com or call +44(0)8432895191

One Person Dead, Another Injured in Shooting that Shut Down 288 @ MacGregor Police responded to a report of a shooting Saturday, April 2, 2021 just before 9pm. One person was found dead on Highway 288 in South Houston, and another was injured. Houston Police are investigating. This video is managed by Newsflare. To use this video for broadcast or in a commercial player please email newsdesk@newsflare.com or call +44(0)8432895191

A Pct. 7 Constable was killed on April 2, 2022, after she responded to reports of a suspected drunk driver headed down Beltway 8 in Harris County just outside of Houston. The Constable pulled over on the Beltway between Hillcroft and Fondren, to wait for the driver to pass by when she was rear ended by the same driver in a F-550 truck. The impact, made her patrol unit burst into flames. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A pedestrian was fatally struck while crossing a street by a vehicle on int eh 10000 Block of Telephone Road in South Houston. The call was dispatched on April 3, 2022 at 1:25 a.m. Houston Police found a vehicle nearby that had major front end damage that likely struck the pedestrian. Police are still searching for the driver. This video is managed by Newsflare. To use this video for broadcast or in a commercial player please email newsdesk@newsflare.com or call +44(0)8432895191

According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez: Two officers who work for the New Caney Independent School District were working an extra-job at the ShowBiz Cinemas in the Fall Creek area of Humble, TX (4811 Canyon Trace Dr) and were shot at by potential catalytic converter theft suspects who then attempted to run them over. One officer was injured in his leg and was transported to a local hospital with a non-life threatening injury. Harris County Sheriff’s Office is Investigating. This video is managed by Newsflare. To use this video for broadcast or in a commercial player please email newsdesk@newsflare.com or call +44(0)8432895191

This is footage of a secondary crime scene at a Circle K gas station (2697 FM 1960, Houston, TX 77073) to where Deputy Darren Almendarez was shot and killed. Police have not elaborated on this scene. A silver Ford Edge was on a tow truck with a "Police Lives Matter" sticker on the back windshield while police investigated.

At about 8:40 p.m. on March 31, 2022, dispatchers received a call of an officer-involved shooting. According to Sheriff Ed. Gonzalez, the officer "observed suspects committing a criminal offense. As the deputy approached, the males opened fire and the deputy returned fire". The deputy was struck and taken to a local hospital where he passed away. This video is managed by Newsflare. To use this video for broadcast or in a commercial player please email newsdesk@newsflare.com or call +44(0)8432895191

Police apprehended 2 suspects after they led them on a high speed chase in a black Mercedes that started around I-45 and Edgebrook around 10:30 pm on March 29, 2022 when police attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The chase ended in the 5100 block of S. Braeswood near S. Rice, when the suspects decided to bail and make a run for it. Along the way, police say the suspects threw narcotics out the window, and a firearm was found inside the vehicle. Police arrested both with the help of a K-9 unit. The driver, who tried to run (despite a broken leg from a recent motorcycle accident) was taken by ambulance to Ben Taub. This video is managed by Newsflare. To use this video for broadcast or in a commercial player please email newsdesk@newsflare.com or call +44(0)8432895191

Police responded to call shortly after 8pm on March 28, 2022 to a person shot in the chest at the Fuel Depot located at 9525 W Montgomery Rd. Houston, TX 77088. Houston Police are investigating.