HPD cruiser strikes suspected intoxicated driver who disregarded stop sign, officials say
HOUSTON โ A Houston police officer struck a suspected intoxicated driver late Friday night after the civilian disregarded a stop sign, according to the Harris County District Attorneyโs Office Vehicular Crimes Division. The officer was driving eastbound down Fuqua Street at approximately 11 p.m. when a civilian driver traveling northbound on a nearby cross street disregarded a stop sign and drove out in front of the marked patrol vehicle. Video of the incident showed that the driver โblew through the stop sign,โ said Sean Teare, Chief of the Harris County District Attorneyโs Vehicular Crimes Division. โHe didnโt stop,โ said Teare. โNot only did he disregard the traffic stop sign, he didnโt even know what kind of device was there.
1 killed in shooting outside southeast Houston restaurant
HOUSTON โ One person was killed Friday after an argument turned into a shooting in the parking lot of a restaurant in southeast Houston. The shooting was reported just after 2 a.m. near the intersection of Gulf Freeway and Fuqua Street. Investigators said it all started inside the Michoacan restaurant after a man said another man inappropriately touched his wife. Investigators said that the couple left, but the man followed them outside and started punching the husband. According to investigators, the husbandโs 21-year-old son saw what was happening and shot the man who was attacking his father.