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HOUSTON, TX – A 15-year-old male passenger was killed after a gray Kia Sportage crashed and split in half along the Katy Freeway in west Houston. https://youtu.be/U33IWoRzc0M The crash occurred around 4:25 a.m. in the 18200 block of the Katy Freeway near the Greenhouse exit. According to the Houston Police Department Vehicular Crimes Division, the SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed while taking the Greenhouse exit when it clipped an exit sign, left the roadway onto a grassy area, struck a tree, then went sideways into another tree, causing the vehicle to split in half. One male passenger, 15, was ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is pending notification to family members before releasing his identity. Houston...

HOUSTON, TX – A 30-year-old man was killed in a crash in the 2000 block of Antoine Drive. https://youtu.be/fphhvy6UB2w The crash occurred about 6:30 p.m. on March 1. The identity of the deceased is pending notification to family members by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. According to the Houston Police Department Vehicular Crimes Division, a black Suzuki GSX600 was traveling northbound on Antoine Drive when the motorcyclist lost control and crashed into a utility pole. The motorcycle caught fire. Houston Fire Department paramedics transported the male to an area hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Police said no other vehicles or persons were involved. The investigation is ongoing.

HOUSTON, TX – A man, believed to be in his 20s, was shot and killed between two buildings at Woodscape Apartments in southwest Houston. https://youtu.be/UmWaPoBJG2A Houston Police Department officers responded around 2:20 a.m. to 9707 South Gessner for a shooting call. Officers arrived and found an adult male who had been shot at least one time. He was treated by the Houston Fire Department and transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Police said the shooting occurred in a walkway between two buildings inside the complex. The suspect was described as a taller Hispanic male who left the location in a gray Jeep. The victim has not yet been identified. This is a developing story and more information will follow if it becomes available.

HOUSTON, TX – A man in his mid-30s was shot one time in the 15900 block of W Hardy and later died at the hospital. https://youtu.be/Lp4Qto2nd-A According to police, after being wounded on the street, he made it several hundred yards down the road to a nearby store, where someone called 911. Responding units began treating him until the Houston Fire Department arrived and transported him to a hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. Houston police said there were no witnesses at the scene. It is unknown at this time whether the shooter was on foot or inside a vehicle. This is a developing story and more information will follow if it becomes available.

HOUSTON, TX – A Hispanic male pedestrian was killed after being struck by a Ford Mustang while crossing the roadway. https://youtu.be/n3_IuFnQXss The crash occurred as the Mustang was traveling northbound on Reveille. Police said the driver had a green light at the time of the crash. The pedestrian was crossing eastbound toward a gas station when he was struck. The male, whose age is unknown at this time, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Police said the driver remained at the scene and showed no signs of impairment. The investigation is ongoing.

HOUSTON, TX – An elderly man was killed after being struck by two vehicles on the South Freeway mainlanes. https://youtu.be/MWWtq7kmul4 The crash occurred around 8:28 p.m. in the southbound lanes of U.S. 288 between Old Spanish Trail and Holly Hall. Police said witnesses reported seeing the elderly man on the shoulder of the freeway before he entered the mainlanes. One vehicle struck him and continued driving. Investigators are treating that driver as involved in a hit-and-run, with a possible charge of failure to stop and render aid. No description of that vehicle was immediately available. A second vehicle, described as a black Toyota Tundra, then struck the man. The family inside the Tundra stopped at the scene. Some occupants suffered injuries believed to include broken b...

HOUSTON, TX – An investigation is underway after a major crash involving a motorcycle in the 2000 block of Antoine around 6:30 p.m. today. https://youtu.be/fphhvy6UB2w Houston Police Department Vehicular Crimes Division is on scene investigating the crash. Injuries are unconfirmed at this time. This is a developing story and more information will follow if it becomes available.

HOUSTON, TX – One person was confirmed deceased following a crash along the Katy Freeway feeder. https://youtu.be/U33IWoRzc0M The crash occurred around 4:33 a.m. in the 18200 block of the Katy Freeway feeder near Greenhouse Road. Police said the vehicle lost control, and one person was ejected. The vehicle is believed to have been coming off an exit, but that has not yet been confirmed by investigators. It is unknown at this time whether the deceased was the driver or the passenger. This is a developing story and more information will follow if it becomes available.