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Authorities are piecing together what led to a driver’s death in southwest Houston after he crashed his car into gas pumps but was later discovered to have fatal gunshot wounds.

Houston police say there were a total of five people in the stolen car between 12 - 13 years old. One of them was found in the backseat and died at the hospital, two were arrested but two others are still on the run.

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It's unclear if speed played a factor, but authorities say there were two people inside both respective vehicles, with at least two teens in one of the cars.

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Investigators say the driver was speeding when she crashed sideways into a tree on Memorial, splitting her car in half before it caught on fire.

Officials say an officer in the patrol car's passenger seat was taken to the hospital, as was the driver in the other vehicle who hit them.

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Houston police say it all started with a burglary call at a home near the school. When officers arrived, the suspected burglar ran away and broke into the school, prompting the campus to go on lockdown.

Investigators said they found two boxes in the backseat of Jesus Palacios' car with three plastic containers with a “crystallized substance" and a lab test result revealed it was 5,768 grams of meth with a purity level of 88%.

Like something you’d see out of a movie; authorities say after a man shot his girlfriend, he got in a gunfight with officers before stealing one of their patrol cars but returned later to get his car back.