Harris County

HARRIS COUNTY, TX – A 5-year-old girl, identified as Jailey Sam Smith, was killed and her mother seriously injured in a wrong-way crash caused by a suspected drunk driver in the 8300 block of East Mount Houston Road around 8:30 p.m. https://youtu.be/mwvdsJHMN9M According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Smith was unrestrained in the back seat of the vehicle at the time of the crash. The intoxicated driver of the other vehicle has been identified as 20-year-old Carlos Garcia Pineda. He will be charged with intoxication manslaughter. Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office determined that a white Nissan SUV, driven by Pineda, was traveling eastbound when it failed to stay in a single lane, crossed into westbound traffic, and struck a gray Cadillac sedan nearly head-on. The Cadilla...

HARRIS COUNTY, TX – One man was killed and another injured following a shooting late Thursday night on Veterans Memorial Drive in northwest Harris County. https://youtu.be/xVokDDg7VLw Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:13 p.m. to a disturbance call in the 10000 block of Rosbrook, where they found a vehicle with multiple bullet holes. Further investigation led deputies to the 12000 block of Veterans Memorial Drive, where evidence indicated a shooting had occurred. Multiple shell casings and other items consistent with gunfire were found in the roadway. Two males, believed to be between 18 and 22 years old, were shot during the incident. One victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The second victim remains ...

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left a teenage boy dead at the Park at Fallbrook Apartments in north Harris County. https://youtu.be/3sgVBWE1mqw Deputies were dispatched to the complex located at 10155 Old Bammel North Houston Road, where they found a Hispanic male juvenile who had been shot. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Witnesses directed deputies to a 15-year-old suspect, who was detained inside one of the apartments. Investigators believe the shooting may have been related to a possible drug transaction, although the motive has not been confirmed. The victim, described as a Hispanic male between 15 and 17 years old, has not yet been positively identified. Detectives are reviewing surveillance footage from the complex to gathe...

HARRIS COUNTY, TX – A 2-year-old girl was struck and killed by a vehicle in the parking lot of the Bella Vista Apartment Homes on Wallisville Road. https://youtu.be/zMS6KzjNenA The crash occurred around 4:07 p.m. when deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a child hit by a vehicle. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Vehicular Crimes Division, the girl was walking several feet behind her family when she crossed in front of a parked black SUV. The driver, who had just begun pulling forward from a parking space, did not see the child and struck her. Family members, about 40 feet away, ran toward the vehicle and alerted the driver, who immediately stopped. The driver showed no signs of impairment and has been cooperating with investigat...