Thursday, March 28

Shootings

Man found shot in pickup truck in southwest Houston
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Man found shot in pickup truck in southwest Houston

A man was found shot in his pickup truck at a west Houston apartment complex. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ywqvBPq6ako According to Lt. Izaguirre of the Houston Police Department, first responders were dispatched around 10:17 p.m. to a report of a shooting that had just occurred at the Broadmoor Apartment complex in west Houston. Upon arrival, first responders found a male victim inside a pickup truck. The victim was then pronounced deceased at the scene by the Houston Fire Department. According to a witness that lived nearby and who was interviewed by the Houston Police Department, a car pulled up in front of the pickup truck while she was outside. She stated a passenger exited the vehicle that pulled up and went up to the pickup truck. She then heard about two to three gunsh...
Innocent bystander shot and killed during argument in northeast Houston
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Innocent bystander shot and killed during argument in northeast Houston

An innocent bystander was shot and killed during an argument in northeast Houston. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXfRGuYxE5k&ab_channel=houstonstringer According to Lt. Izaguirre of the Houston Police Department officers were dispatched to a report of a shooting in northeast Houston in the 4700 block of Farmer St. in northeast Houston. When officers arrived, there were flagged down by a citizen and was told someone had been shot in the area between two houses and found an adult man, (an innocent bystander) that had been shot in the ribs and stomach area. The Houston Fire Department pronounced him deceased at the scene. A second male was found that had been shot in the leg and was transported to a local hospital. The shooting is believed to have occurred after an argument ...
Popular Memphis rapper ‘Lotta Cash Desto’ shot and killed in triple shooting
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Popular Memphis rapper ‘Lotta Cash Desto’ shot and killed in triple shooting

A popular Memphis area rapper affiliated with Lil Uzi Vert was shot and killed in a triple shooting in Houston last weekend. https://www.youtube.com/embed/_D12NlUQNnY According to the Houston Police Department, Destinee Govan, who is also known by her stage name, Lotta Cash Desto, was driving westbound in the 5500 block of Richmond on Saturday (September 24, 2022) when they stopped at the intersection of Richmond Ave. and Chimney Rock Rd. Two black men exited a vehicle in front of her and opened fire at Govan and her passenger, another woman. Police were notified about the shooting and were dispatched to the 5500 block of Richmond. Upon arrival, they found Govan "unresponsive in the driver's seat" of her Porsche. They found the woman passenger also inside the vehicle with a gun...
HPD investigating 2 shootings at 2 separate scenes in Houston that occurred just an hour apart
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HPD investigating 2 shootings at 2 separate scenes in Houston that occurred just an hour apart

The Houston Police Department was busy late Sunday night responding to a couple of shootings in the Houston area that occurred just an hour apart from each other. https://www.youtube.com/embed/kIhEYbDc0CY The first shooting occurred at the Thornbury apartment homes located at 7055 Hollister in northwest Houston. Police were dispatched to this shooting at 9:56 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/gpiMKLlXpAI According to HPD, when officers arrived they found an innocent victim had been shot in a drive-by shooting. Officers applied a tourniquet and the Houston Fire Department transported the victim, a male by ambulance to a local hospital. Police do not have any details on the suspect, and are seeking the public's assistance for information. Just a little over an hour later...
Man shot outside of popular food truck in south Houston after talking to a woman
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Man shot outside of popular food truck in south Houston after talking to a woman

A man was shot outside of the Clutch City Cluckers in south Houston early Sunday morning. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ToHMVw6-dqY According to Lt. Ignacio Izaguirre, officers with the southwest officers of the Houston Police Department responded to the shooting around 2:20 a.m. in the 9500 block of Main St. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was then transported to a local hospital by ambulance and was taken into surgery. He is expected to survive. The shooting started when the victim started talking to a woman that was waiting for food outside the Clutch City food truck. The woman was waiting for food with a man, who is the suspect. Something did not go right according to Lt. Izaguirre and the suspect then retrieved a handgun f...
Two people were shot at Avenue Terrace apartments in north Houston
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Two people were shot at Avenue Terrace apartments in north Houston

A shooting occurred just after midnight at the Avenue Terrace apartment complex in northside Village. https://www.youtube.com/embed/-Gaiq5j04Kk According to Lt. Pavel of the Houston Police Department, officers responded around 12:05 a.m. police were called to a disturbance at Avenue Terrace locate at 4004 Irvington Blvd. The officers that responded to this disturbance were flagged down for a separate shooting in the apartment complex in the parking lot, behind building three. When officers arrive at the shooting scene, they found two people that had been shot. A man in his early twenties, and a woman in her early twenties as well. The man was shot twice in the chest and was transported to a local hospital by a Houston Fire Department ambulance immediately. He is said to be i...
Triple shooting on Richmond in southwest Houston leaves one woman dead
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Triple shooting on Richmond in southwest Houston leaves one woman dead

According to Assistant Chief Wyatt Martin of the Houston Police Department, at about 2:39 a.m. officers responded to a call in the 5500 block of Richmond Avenue, near Chimney Rock in southwest Houston. When officers arrived, about two minutes later they found a vehicle facing westbound that appeared to have been struck several times by gunfire Inside the vehicle, there were two women that had also been struck by gunfire. One of these women, the driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other woman, a passenger of the same vehicle was also struck by gunfire and was taken to a local hospital. A third victim, a man who was located nearby was also struck by gunfire and transported to a local hospital. At this time, police do not have a motive or any suspects in regard to t...
A military recruiter shot and killed his wife, and injured an NCIS agent before being killed by deputies in Harris County
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A military recruiter shot and killed his wife, and injured an NCIS agent before being killed by deputies in Harris County

According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, NCIS agents were interviewing a woman about domestic abuse allegations she brought against her husband, a military recruiter when he shot and killed her before turning the weapon toward NCIS agents who were there conducting the interview, injuring one of them. https://www.youtube.com/embed/12glj7K4gfE The shooting occurred on Tullich Run in the Balmoral community just before 4 p.m. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, investigators with NCIS were conducting a follow-up interview, about domestic violence cases the woman had filed against her husband. When the investigators stepped outside for a few minutes, the husband reportedly ran inside the family's home with a gun and shot and killed his wife. As he was leaving the home, he exchanged gunfire with...
Video: Controversial ‘ShotSpotter’ notifies police in north Houston of a man shot in the jaw
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Video: Controversial ‘ShotSpotter’ notifies police in north Houston of a man shot in the jaw

According to Lt. R. Raska, of the Houston Police Department, North Shepherd officers responded to a report of a shooting at the Oak Gardens apartment complex located at 5625 Antoine, near W. Tidwell Rd. Officers were dispatched at about 11:28 p.m. in regards to a shooting. At the same time, several notifications of shots being fired were reported by the "Shotspotter" alert system. https://www.youtube.com/embed/H54AgShp6Gk According to Lt. R. Raska, of the Houston Police Department, North Shepherd officers responded to a report of a shooting at the Oak Gardens apartment complex located at 5625 Antoine, near W. Tidwell Rd. Officers were dispatched at about 11:28 p.m. in regards to a shooting. At the same time, several notifications of shots being fired were reported by the "Shotspot...