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Video: Two Shot While Getting Food At Taco Truck In West Houston

17Jan

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Breaking News, Houston

Video: Two Shot While Getting Food At Taco Truck In West Houston

January 14, 2023 - Two people were shot Saturday night after getting food at a taco truck in west Houston. The shooting occurred just before midnight in the 8300 block of Wilcrest. According to Lt. Leon of the Houston Police Department, police responded to a report of a drive-by shooting that occurred at the location. When they arrived, they found two victims, a male and a female who had been shot. They were both taken to a local hospital for treatment and are expected to survive. According to Lt. Leon, two Hispanic males in a red pickup truck drove by and shot at them. The male victim believes he may have known one of the victims but was not sure at the time.

Video: 50 shots fired, 1 person killed, 4 others shot after multiple gunmen open fire outside club

16Jan

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Harris County, Shootings

Video: 50 shots fired, 1 person killed, 4 others shot after multiple gunmen open fire outside club

January 15, 2023 - Just after 2 a.m. in north Houston, partygoers were met with gunfire outside of a club in the parking lot. The incident happened outside of a nightclub on FM 1960 in northwest Harris County. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, multiple shooters arrived in the club parking lot, and started to open fire on people outside in the parking lot. Both 7.62 rounds and 5.62 rounds were found at the scene. In total, at least fifty casings were recovered. There is no word on what started the incident. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, multiple people left the scene before police could question them. If you were one of these people that left the scene, or know anything about this case, you are urged to contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TI...

Video: Intoxicated driver loses control and crashes into north Houston Church

16Jan

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Accidents, Breaking News, Houston

Video: Intoxicated driver loses control and crashes into north Houston Church

January 15, 2023 - A suspected intoxicated driver was arrested Sunday evening after crashing through a fence of a neighboring property and slammed into the Calvary Pentecostal Church of God located at 912 Tidwell in north Houston just after 7:30 p.m. According to Reverend Mark Cox, a woman was taken to the hospital after a pole impaled her shoulder. A teenager and a child were also outside when the accident happened but they escaped without any injuries. There were about 15 people inside the church at the time. The driver was going about 50-60 mph when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the church. He was arrested for suspicion of intoxication according to Rev. Cox.

Video: Man shot outside of parents home in southwest Houston

16Jan

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Breaking News, Houston, Shootings

Video: Man shot outside of parents home in southwest Houston

January 15, 2023 - A man was shot outside of his parent's home in the 15000 block of Ridingwood in Missouri City, TX. Police say an unknown suspect walked up to the man who was with his girlfriend at the time and fired one shot. The suspect then left the scene on foot. It is not known if he had a vehicle waiting down the street. Paramedics with the Houston Fire Department pronounced the man deceased at the scene. If you know anything about the case, you are urged to contact the Houston Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

8Jan

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Houston

Video: Husband sets fire to wife’s home

January 3, 2023 - The man who has been identified as Pablo Patino set fire to his wife's family home after setting the home on fire. [videopack id="3917"]https://www.houstonstringer.com/wp-content/uploads/1673/69/Mortimer-Fire-.mov[/videopack] The fire started around 3:30 a.m. on Mortimer Drive in northwest Houston. His wife, stepdaughter, and several of their family members were inside the home at the time. Police ended up arresting Patino after a standoff that ended when Patino set his own home on fire and climbed out of a window.

Video: Man shot in drive-by in east Houston may have been racing another vehicle

8Jan

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Houston

Video: Man shot in drive-by in east Houston may have been racing another vehicle

January 7, 2023 - A man was shot in the torso while driving down Navigation in east Houston around 2:30 a.m. [videopack id="3901"]https://www.houstonstringer.com/wp-content/uploads/1673/65/Navigation-Shooting_Final.mov[/videopack] According to police, the man said that a "cream-colored" Chevy truck with several individuals inside of it shot at him before making a U-Turn and fleeing the scene. The man also told police that he might have been racing the truck but he didn't know if he was or was not the intended target. He was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

Woman dies after crashing during a chase with Montgomery County Sheriff Deputies

6Jan

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Texas

Woman dies after crashing during a chase with Montgomery County Sheriff Deputies

January 5, 2023 - According to a press release by the Montgomery County Sheriff's office, multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating a fatality crash that occurred during a high-speed chase in the 13400 block of Rogers Rd in Willis, TX around 8:30 p.m. Police say they responded to a report of family violence in progress on Frontier Drive in Willis, TX around 8:10 p.m. While deputies were on their way, they received information that the woman left the scene of the family violence call and was able to locate a vehicle that matched the description of the woman's vehicle. As police tried to pull her over, the woman took off and led police on a brief pursuit before crashing into a tree on Rogers Road in Willis, Texas. Police tried to help the woman after she crashe...

Three year old dies after being hit by drunk driver who fled the scene

5Jan

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Houston

Three year old dies after being hit by drunk driver who fled the scene

A man is facing multiple charges, including intoxication manslaughter after a three year old who was on life support overnight passed away at the hospital. Rosendo Gaeta, 35, was found after Constables with Harris County Constable Precinct 4 canvassed the area and found him. According to officers, Gaeta was showing multiple signs of intoxication when officers arrested him. According to Constable Mark Herman, the child passed away at a local hospital at 12:41 p.m. on January 5, 2023. Gaeta remains in the Harris County jail and his bond has not yet been set.

Houston car dealership being sued after intoxicated employee fatally struck a father walking across the street in its pickup truck

30Dec

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Houston

Houston car dealership being sued after intoxicated employee fatally struck a father walking across the street in its pickup truck

A local car dealership is being sued after it allowed one of its employees to borrow a truck and drive it home. That employee ended up hitting and killing a pedestrian, just blocks away from the car dealership. According to a media statement from the Houston Police Department at the time, the accident occurred on December 30, 2020, in the 9900 block of South Main Street around 6:25 p.m. Silvestre Acevedo, who was 63 years old at the time stuck a pedestrian, later identified as James LeDoux while driving a Ford F-150 pickup. LeDoux was transported to a local hospital and was pronounced deceased. Acevedo, did remain at the scene and it was determined that he was intoxicated at the time. He was charged with driving while intoxicated. Acevedo had been charged with another DWI before thi...

A house caught on fire overnight in the Rivergrove Subdivision in Atascocita, Texas

29Dec

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Atascocita

A house caught on fire overnight in the Rivergrove Subdivision in Atascocita, Texas

December 29, 2022 - The Atascocita Fire Department responded to a report of a fire located on Kings Timber Trail in the Rivergrove Subdivision near Meyergrove Lane in Atascocita, TX. According to the Atascocita Fire Department, first responders were dispatched around 12:45 a.m. to a report of a structure fire. The fire was extinguished around 1:05 a.m. There were no reports of injuries.