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Jeep driver ends up in northeast Houston ditch upside down
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Jeep driver ends up in northeast Houston ditch upside down

October 2, 2022 - A Houston driver ended up upside down in a ditch in the 10300 block of Jensen Rd around 1:30 a.m. near the Eastex Freeway in northeast Houston. https://www.youtube.com/embed/XE8DdYWZXVg A wrecker driver with North Houston Motors was able to successfully recover the Jeep from the ditch.
Metro PD investigating after someone was found shot at a bus stop in Houston
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Metro PD investigating after someone was found shot at a bus stop in Houston

October 1, 2022 - The Metro Police Department is investigating after a gunshot victim was found at a bus stop in front of the Arbors on Westheimer apartment complex. The shooting occurred just after 9 p.m. Multiple shell casings were found on the ground. The victim's status and identity are unknown at this time. https://youtube.com/shorts/hjqfOGAHGqE?feature=share This is a developing story. We will update you as soon as we have any more information.
Man found shot in pickup truck in southwest Houston
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Man found shot in pickup truck in southwest Houston

A man was found shot in his pickup truck at a west Houston apartment complex. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ywqvBPq6ako According to Lt. Izaguirre of the Houston Police Department, first responders were dispatched around 10:17 p.m. to a report of a shooting that had just occurred at the Broadmoor Apartment complex in west Houston. Upon arrival, first responders found a male victim inside a pickup truck. The victim was then pronounced deceased at the scene by the Houston Fire Department. According to a witness that lived nearby and who was interviewed by the Houston Police Department, a car pulled up in front of the pickup truck while she was outside. She stated a passenger exited the vehicle that pulled up and went up to the pickup truck. She then heard about two to three gunsho...
Innocent bystander shot and killed during argument in northeast Houston
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Innocent bystander shot and killed during argument in northeast Houston

An innocent bystander was shot and killed during an argument in northeast Houston. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXfRGuYxE5k&ab_channel=houstonstringer According to Lt. Izaguirre of the Houston Police Department officers were dispatched to a report of a shooting in northeast Houston in the 4700 block of Farmer St. in northeast Houston. When officers arrived, there were flagged down by a citizen and was told someone had been shot in the area between two houses and found an adult man, (an innocent bystander) that had been shot in the ribs and stomach area. The Houston Fire Department pronounced him deceased at the scene. A second male was found that had been shot in the leg and was transported to a local hospital. The shooting is believed to have occurred after an argument b...
Popular Memphis rapper ‘Lotta Cash Desto’ shot and killed in triple shooting
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Popular Memphis rapper ‘Lotta Cash Desto’ shot and killed in triple shooting

A popular Memphis area rapper affiliated with Lil Uzi Vert was shot and killed in a triple shooting in Houston last weekend. https://www.youtube.com/embed/_D12NlUQNnY According to the Houston Police Department, Destinee Govan, who is also known by her stage name, Lotta Cash Desto, was driving westbound in the 5500 block of Richmond on Saturday (September 24, 2022) when they stopped at the intersection of Richmond Ave. and Chimney Rock Rd. Two black men exited a vehicle in front of her and opened fire at Govan and her passenger, another woman. Police were notified about the shooting and were dispatched to the 5500 block of Richmond. Upon arrival, they found Govan "unresponsive in the driver's seat" of her Porsche. They found the woman passenger also inside the vehicle with a guns...
Suspected Drunk Driver Causes Multi Vehicle Crash in Atascocita
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Suspected Drunk Driver Causes Multi Vehicle Crash in Atascocita

September 27, 2022 - Deputies with Harris County Constable Precinct 4, arrested a drunk driver after he caused a multi-vehicle accident and crashed into a telephone pole in the 17700 block of W. Lake Houston at Merrylands Dr around 10 p.m. The suspect fled the scene but was apprehended a short time later an police found a empty liquor bottle in his vehicle.
Fire breaks out at home in Humble, Texas
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Fire breaks out at home in Humble, Texas

September 28, 2022 - The Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department, along with Eastex Fire Department responded to a fire at 4038 Tree Moss Place near Quiet Grove Ln., in Humble, TX shortly after midnight. The fire was quickly contained and tapped out.
Houston driver rear-ends patrol vehicle blocking traffic for fatal accident investigation
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Houston driver rear-ends patrol vehicle blocking traffic for fatal accident investigation

As police were investigating a fatal accident on the North Freeway in Houston, a driver rear-ended one of the officer's patrol vehicles that were blocking traffic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XIcEnJgZvk&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=houstonstringer Police were called out at about 2:25 a.m. to an accident involving a black Jeep Wrangler. Police say the driver of the Jeep Wrangler was driving southbound on the North Freeway at a high rate of speed when they lost control of the vehicle when they exited Crosstimbers Rd. As the driver lost control, the Jeep Wrangler struck a pillar under the freeway which caused it to roll over. The driver, a woman was ejected from her vehicle and was found a few feet in front of her vehicle. The driver has not been identified as the Ha...
HPD investigating 2 shootings at 2 separate scenes in Houston that occurred just an hour apart
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HPD investigating 2 shootings at 2 separate scenes in Houston that occurred just an hour apart

The Houston Police Department was busy late Sunday night responding to a couple of shootings in the Houston area that occurred just an hour apart from each other. https://www.youtube.com/embed/kIhEYbDc0CY The first shooting occurred at the Thornbury apartment homes located at 7055 Hollister in northwest Houston. Police were dispatched to this shooting at 9:56 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/gpiMKLlXpAI According to HPD, when officers arrived they found an innocent victim had been shot in a drive-by shooting. Officers applied a tourniquet and the Houston Fire Department transported the victim, a male by ambulance to a local hospital. Police do not have any details on the suspect, and are seeking the public's assistance for information. Just a little over an hour later,...
Man shot outside of popular food truck in south Houston after talking to a woman
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Man shot outside of popular food truck in south Houston after talking to a woman

A man was shot outside of the Clutch City Cluckers in south Houston early Sunday morning. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ToHMVw6-dqY According to Lt. Ignacio Izaguirre, officers with the southwest officers of the Houston Police Department responded to the shooting around 2:20 a.m. in the 9500 block of Main St. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was then transported to a local hospital by ambulance and was taken into surgery. He is expected to survive. The shooting started when the victim started talking to a woman that was waiting for food outside the Clutch City food truck. The woman was waiting for food with a man, who is the suspect. Something did not go right according to Lt. Izaguirre and the suspect then retrieved a handgun fr...