Texas

HOUSTON, TX - A 17-year-old has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Jose Acosta on Corder near Tierwester. https://youtu.be/DxAK0iF0Rnk According to the Houston Police Department, Acosta and his 15-year-old brother were inside a vehicle when three males allegedly robbed them at gunpoint around 7:45 p.m. on August 3rd. Acosta attempted to drive away when the suspects began shooting at the vehicle, striking him. The vehicle came to a stop in a ditch. Houston Fire Department paramedics transported Acosta to a hospital, where he was pronounced deceased on August 4th. His brother was not injured. Investigators identified Crishaad Adams as a suspect. He was arrested on August 21st and charged with capital murder in the 487th Criminal District Co...

HOUSTON, TX - A woman was struck and killed after running across the Gulf Freeway while officers attempted to move her away from traffic. https://youtu.be/cH3rgjR9M0o Houston Police Department Sgt. Derrick Hall said officers were dispatched around 8 p.m. after a caller reported seeing a woman wearing little clothing running along the service road and expressed concern that she might enter the freeway. An officer initially drove westbound but did not see the woman. After making a U-turn and traveling eastbound, the officer spotted her along the service road in the 10000 block of the Gulf Freeway. The officer pulled into a nearby parking lot and attempted to get the woman out of the roadway. As the officer began exiting his vehicle, the woman ran across the service road and the...

HOUSTON, TX - Houston rapper Z-Ro joined Dr. Matthews to announce a challenge for Trae tha Truth to settle their longstanding dispute in a charity boxing match in February. https://youtu.be/DxOBI2IySpc The proposed exhibition match follows a 2022 altercation in which Z-Ro said he was jumped by multiple people. Dr. Matthews proposed giving both rappers six months to train before holding the fight at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land. Z-Ro said he would donate his portion of the proceeds to help children with lupus, a disease he said caused his mother’s death. Trae tha Truth has not publicly accepted the challenge.

HOUSTON, TX - A man accused of assaulting his pregnant wife was taken into custody following a SWAT standoff in southwest Houston. https://youtu.be/8VVQ2MfWAGc Authorities responded around 6:20 p.m. to the 10600 block of Sandpiper after the married couple began arguing inside their residence. The man allegedly choked the woman, threw her to the ground, bit both of her arms and headbutted her. He also allegedly kicked the woman, who is three months pregnant, in the stomach. The woman escaped, and a neighbor called 911. Officers stopped the man from leaving through the back door, prompting him to retreat inside and refuse repeated commands to surrender. SWAT officers obtained a warrant and took the man into custody. His friend and mother, who is in her 70s, were also inside ...

HOUSTON, Texas - A man with an extensive criminal history dating to the early 1990s has been arrested after allegedly shooting four people, killing one, after becoming upset with his girlfriend. According to the Houston Police Department, Kendrick Maurice Williams, 51, is charged with murder and three counts of aggravated assault in the 180th Criminal District Court. Court records identify the deceased woman as 44-year-old Rosalyn Yvette Williams. Officers found her suffering from apparent gunshot wounds in the driveway of a residence in the 9300 block of Fairland Drive about 2:35 a.m. Aug. 15. Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced her deceased at 2:47 a.m. Three other people were wounded: Ashley Taylor, identified as Kendrick Williams’ girlfriend, was shot in her ...

HOUSTON, Texas – A woman was pistol-whipped and shot during an attempted carjacking in the 2500 block of Eagle Street around 2:30 a.m. earlier today. https://youtu.be/m2aURZVX-0o Police say the woman, who is in her mid-20s, was visiting her boyfriend when an armed man approached her and attempted to steal her vehicle. The man struck her in the back of the head with the firearm and shot her in the left shoulder. The woman ran to her boyfriend’s home and called 911. Houston firefighters transported her to a hospital, where she was listed in stable condition. The man fled without the vehicle. He was described as a light-skinned Black man wearing dark clothing and a black-and-white hat. Officers searched the area but did not find him. Investigators are searching for surveillan...

HOUSTON, TX– A driver was killed after a pickup truck crashed into a concrete barrier and caught fire on U.S. 290 inbound near the Interstate 610 and Interstate 10 split around 9:45 p.m. earlier tonight. https://youtu.be/1_BZc2PCXEo Houston police said the older-model Dodge pickup struck the median barrier. Speed may have been a factor in the crash. Houston firefighters extinguished the fire, but the driver, who was trapped inside, could not be saved. No other occupants were inside the pickup. Investigators found a fuel canister in the truck bed that may have contributed to the fire. The driver has not been identified, and the vehicle’s license plate and other identifying information were damaged in the fire.

HOUSTON, Texas – A 72-year-old man was found deceased inside an RV truck after an officer working on a report across the street noticed smoke coming from the area. https://youtu.be/wHYAKgaSj2I The officer went as fast as she could to investigate, but the RV was already engulfed in flames. Police say the man lived in the RV truck and sold fruit from another truck. His family spoke with him earlier in the day and said he was doing fine. The medical examiner will confirm his identity. The Houston Fire Department is investigating the cause of the fire.