Author: Houston Stringer

September 4, 2022 - An 88-year-old man was identified as the sole victim of a fatal car crash in the 15300 Block of the Eastex Freeway. According to investigators with the Houston Police Department, the man "was driving a silver Ford F-150 pickup truck southbound on the freeway at the above address when the vehicle crossed several lanes, left the roadway and struck a concrete barrier.  Paramedics transported the driver to a hospital where he was later pronounced deceased." The investigation is still ongoing and we will update you as soon as we have more information.

August 23, 2022 - A suspect was fatally shot by Houston Police after taking a supervisor hostage and forcing her to drive down the Eastex freeway. Police caught up to the kidnapping victim and the suspect at a Shell gas station in Splendora, TX, just north of Houston. According to the Houston Police Department, " "The suspect arrived at a commercial building in the 400 block of Benmar Drive and, at gunpoint, took a female employee from the location against her will.  A short time later, the suspect contacted the employee’s supervisor and threatened to harm the employee if the supervisor did not meet with him.  The supervisor met with the suspect and the suspect then released the female employee.  The suspect then, at gunpoint, took the supervisor against her will and ordered her to...

Two suspects, Ashim Taylor Jr, and Jayland Womack, were arrested and booked into Harris County Jail today, suspected and charged with murdering Pct. 3 Deputy Omar Ursin on Madera Run Pkwy in The Groves neighborhood of Atascocita, Texas, a suburb of Houston last month. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, both suspects were out on bond for separate murder charges prior to the killing of Pct. 3 Deputy Omar Ursin. https://twitter.com/SheriffEd_HCSO/status/1568320387510845441 Pct. 3 Deputy Omar Ursin was killed when on his way home after picking up food for his family on August 28, 2022, around 6:30 p.m. The shooting was believed to have started in front of West Lake Middle School near the Timber Forest and Madera Run Pkwy. https://www.youtube.com/embed/hKois4hmDSc At the time,...

A high-speed police chase quickly came to an end when the suspect's vehicle crashed on Little York near 59, the Eastex Freeway in north Houston. It is unclear how many suspects were in the vehicle, but officers with the Harris County Sheriff's Office were able to detain all of the suspects before they fled the scene. The crash occurred at about 11:20 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2022, in the 10700 block of the Eastex Freeway. Several vehicles were involved, including the suspect's vehicle. One of these vehicles caught on fire. It is unclear at this time what led up to the chase, but we will update you as soon as we have more information.

After news spread of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced via a press statement that City Hall will be lit up in red, white, and blue to honor the late Queen. In the press statement released on Thursday afternoon, Mayor Sylvester Turner also stated: "In May 1991, Queen Elizabeth II embarked on a historical tour of major cities throughout Texas. As a State Representative at the time, I joined Gov. Ann Richards and other lawmakers in welcoming her to the Texas Capitol. I remember her as a delightful person, with a sense of humor, and very smart. She left a positive impression on members of the state legislature, who are never an easy audience. While I was not Houston's Mayor during her visit, I have seen many photos of her time here.  The...

Several vehicles were involved in an accident in the 4800 block of East Mount Houston, near the Eastex freeway that occurred around 10 p.m. on September 2, 2022. At least one of these hit a utility pole at some point during the accident. https://youtu.be/QUh1J5DWYDE One man also appeared to be detained by police after the accident that took place in front of Manny's Mexican Grill & Seafood restaurant in north Houston. It is not clear why he was detained. Surprisingly, there did not seem to be any major injuries and tow trucks were observed picking up vehicles on the scene. If you lost power it should be on fairly quickly as crews who were working on a project down the street witnessed the accident and started to work on repairs almost immediately. The Harris County ...

Update: The Officer has been identified as Deputy Constable Omar Ursin, a Harris County Precinct 3 Constable. An officer driving down Madera Run Pkwy in was shot and killed by an unknown suspect Sunday evening in the Groves neighborhood of Atascocita, Texas, a suburb of Houston, located in northeast Harris County. https://www.youtube.com/embed/hKois4hmDSc According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the officer, a 37-year-old man was driving down Madera Run Pkwy when he was shot at by a dark-colored, newer model sedan with tinted windows in front of West Lake Middle school near Timber Forest Rd. At some point, the suspect vehicle fired at the officer's vehicle, a dark-colored Ford Focus for an unknown reason. The suspect vehicle then fled eastbound on Madera Run, then nor...

A Houston Uber driver is shaken after she had a man get out of his vehicle and pointed an assault rifle toward her for apparently no reason. She gave us permission to share her video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/oMFcx2av9z0 According to the driver who wishes to remain anonymous, she was driving down Washington Street (a popular bar area in Houston) when she received a ping (ride request) to pick up a rider from "Sugar Room". This happened at about 2:35 a.m. on August 28, 2022. As she was making her way down Washington, she said the video shows him possibly coming from Clutch Bar, or the street next to it, as she is passing by the CVS located near T.C. Jester and Washington, basically the suspect's car was in front of her the entire time. According to the Uber driver, she did n...

Four people are dead after a suspect set a fire to a house in southwest Houston early Sunday morning at 5742 Holly Street near the 8000 block of Dunlap Street. https://www.youtube.com/embed/UfJ8uMhq_S0 Police Chief Troy Finner of the Houston Police Department stated in a press briefing that four individuals are dead after a suspect set a fire to a "multiple-room renting facility". According to Chief Finner, the calls started to come in at 1:07 a.m. to both the Houston Fire Department (HFD) and the Houston Police Department (HPD). The suspect set fire to several residents and waited for them to come outside before firing upon them. When HFD arrived, he started to open fire, but it is unclear at this time if he was aiming directly at firefighters, but they had to take cover as a p...