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HOUSTON, TX – Houston police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that left a 3-year-old boy dead in the 3500 block of Ocee Street around 10:40 p.m. on November 1. https://youtu.be/yTFeITrfhWE According to the Houston Police Department’s Vehicular Crimes Division, the child, identified as Mohammad Hasanzai, was walking with his mother through an apartment complex when he broke away and began crossing the street. A red Toyota pickup truck struck the child and fled the scene without stopping to render aid. Officers later located an unoccupied vehicle possibly connected to the crash. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information on the wanted driver is urged to contact the HPD Hit-and-Run Unit at 713-247-4072 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. The collision occu...

HOUSTON, TX – A man was shot and killed early Saturday morning during a confrontation at his ex-girlfriend’s home in the 800 block of Lucky Street. https://youtu.be/tiNMh5XbASU Houston Police responded around 3 a.m. and found an adult Hispanic male on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers performed CPR and applied chest seals, but the man was pronounced deceased at the scene by Houston Fire Department personnel. Investigators say the man had gone to his ex-girlfriend’s residence, where a male friend of hers was also present. A verbal altercation occurred between the two men, which escalated when the male friend produced a firearm and shot the ex-boyfriend multiple times. The motive and circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation.

HOUSTON, TX – A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenage male at a Circle K gas station in the 5400 block of North Braeswood Boulevard. The shooting occurred around 7:30 p.m. on September 19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GLvkk-tIV4&t=454s According to the Houston Police Department, two groups met in the parking lot when a physical altercation broke out. The fight escalated, resulting in gunfire. The victim, identified as 15-year-old Kenneth Payne, was struck once in the chest and transported by private vehicle to a hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Today, HPD announced that the 15-year-old male suspect has also been charged with murder and was referred to the Harris County Juvenile Probation Authorities. His name or ph...