Harris County

HARRIS COUNTY, TX – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suicide that occurred late Thursday morning at a two-story townhome in northwest Harris County. https://youtu.be/gN9_5e1VMjk According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, deputies received a 911 call at approximately 11 a.m. from a woman who stated she had been shot. She also indicated that the suspect was still inside the residence. Responding units arrived to find the woman critically wounded outside the home. She was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced deceased. Deputies located a man upstairs inside the home with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim was described as a 30-year-old Black female, and the suspect as a 48-year-old Black mal...

HARRIS COUNTY, TX – A man died after being shot by a Harris County Precinct 4 deputy following the fatal shooting of his son-in-law during a child custody dispute, according to Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman. https://youtu.be/ARCFu4ajBRI The incident happened Thursday in the 11000 block of Tanglehead Court, near Antoine Drive and North Sam Houston Parkway. Officials said Rafael Rodriguez, 73, shot his son-in-law, identified by family as Franklin Portillo, outside the home. Portillo was at the residence with his two young children. Family members stated Portillo’s wife, Rodriguez’s daughter, died two years ago. A responding deputy shot Rodriguez, and both men went down. CPR was administered to both victims. Portillo was pronounced deceased at the scene. Rodriguez was transporte...