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March 27, 2023 - Houston, TX - A 17-year-old suspect, Alexxis Zambrano, has been arrested and charged in relation to a shooting incident that occurred at 7100 Crownwest Street around 6:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 26. Zambrano faces four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, with charges filed in the 263rd State District Court. A booking photo of Zambrando the suspect is below. Alexxis Zambrano Mugshot (Courtesy of HPD) Fortunately, no injuries were reported during the shooting incident. Officers from the HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division were involved in the investigation. The incident unfolded when HPD patrol officers responded to reports of a shooting at the specified address. The preliminary investigation revealed that an unknown suspect inside a vehic...

Sergeant Jumbo of the Harris County Sheriff's Office Vehicular Crimes Division reports that an ATV accident occurred around 11:45 PM, involving two adult females. The preliminary investigation suggests the ATV was traveling at a high speed, causing them to lose control and crash into a vehicle and home. One female was pronounced dead, and the other is in critical condition after being airlifted to Kingwood Hospital.

Sergeant Jumbo of the Harris County Sheriff's Office Vehicular Crimes Division reports that an ATV accident occurred around 11:45 PM, involving two adult females. The preliminary investigation suggests the ATV was traveling at a high speed, causing them to lose control and crash into a vehicle and home. One female was pronounced dead, and the other is in critical condition after being airlifted to Kingwood Hospital.

A suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a man at 8415 Bucroft Street on March 5. The victim was found around 10:05 a.m. and has been identified as 42-year-old Christopher Chaisson Bedford. Keivon Sharmon Howard, 27, has been charged with murder in the 339th State District Court. Keivon Sharmon Howard Mugshot (Courtesy of HPD) According to HPD Homicide Division, Bedford was seated in his vehicle in an apartment complex parking lot when he was approached by an unknown individual armed with an assault rifle. The suspect fired multiple shots at Bedford and then fled the scene. Paramedics later pronounced Bedford deceased at the location. Further investigation led to the identification of Howard as the primary suspect in the case. He was arrested on...

According to a opinion issued earlier today by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals - two years after a tragic single-boat accident, one of the boat's occupants, John Andrew Newbold, succumbed to his injuries. The boat had struck a submerged warning sign during the accident, and the estate and survivors of the deceased sued the companies responsible for the sign. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants, Kinder Morgan, a Houston Company and Southern Natural Gas Company, on the grounds that the incident occurred on water governed by Louisiana law rather than federal law. The crux of the appeal in case No. 22-30416 was whether the allision occurred in "navigable" waters, which would make federal law applicable. However, the court upheld the district court's decision, ru...

Harris County, Texas - A local man has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing another man to death. The Assistant District Attorney of Harris County stated that Austin Jacob Whittenburg, the defendant, is believed to have intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Nicholas Meyers on March 22, 2023. According to the complaint, Whittenburg allegedly used a deadly weapon, a knife, to stab Meyers. The document also asserts that Whittenburg not only intended to cause serious bodily harm to Meyers but also committed an act that was clearly dangerous to human life. The Assistant District Attorney is pursuing charges based on the belief that Whittenburg's actions led to the death of the complainant, Nicholas Meyers.

Pasadena, Texas -- A fire that broke out at the INEOS Phenol plant in Harris County, Texas, has been ruled accidental by the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office (HCFMO). The incident occurred when liquified petroleum gas (LPG) was inadvertently released from a tank trailer during an offloading procedure, causing a fire and subsequent explosion. According to eyewitness accounts, the fire began when a transfer hose became disconnected from the tank trailer, releasing flammable LPG vapors into the air. The vapors ignited, engulfing not only the initial tank trailer but also two other tank trailers at the facility. The explosion, which resulted from the sudden release of LPG, intensified the fire. Although the damaged tanks will no longer be in use, operations at the INEOS Phenol plant a...

Harris County, Texas - March 22, 2023 - Officials from Harris County, Texas, have provided an update on the explosion that occurred earlier today at the INEOS plant in Pasadena. Judge Hidalgo addressed ongoing safety concerns, stating that Pollution Control and Hazardous Materials teams will remain on-site to monitor the situation and ensure no threat to public health or safety exists. "These incidents continue to happen too often in our community, and that is unacceptable," said Judge Hidalgo. The Harris County Office of Emergency Management was alerted about the explosion at 12:30 PM. The City of Pasadena and its fire department led the response, with support from the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office Hazardous Materials team, Mutual Aid, the Houston Police Department, and others...