Houston man shoots himself after killing his child’s mother and trying to escape with the 2-year-old on bicycle
A woman was shot to death and the gunman critically injured after turning the gun on himself in Independence Heights, according to the Houston Police Department.
Lit candle sparks massive warehouse fire in NW Harris County, destroys classic vehicles, RVs, boats
From classic cars to RVs, a massive warehouse fire left behind thousands of dollars of damage and lost property in northwest Harris County on Wednesday.
Woman found nearly 12 hours after being shot, killed at west Houston apartment complex
A woman was found shot and killed at an apartment complex in west Houston Sunday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.
Mom’s purse snatched while picking up her child from daycare in NW Houston, HPD says; Suspect still on the loose
Police are searching for a suspect who snatched a mother’s purse in the parking lot of a daycare in northwest Houston last month.
Standoff continues after suspect releases 5, 9-year-old following hostage situation in NW Houston, HPD say
Police officers are in a standoff with a suspect after they say he held two young children hostage inside an apartment complex in northwest Houston on Wednesday.
HPD SWAT officer injured, woman in critical condition after driver runs red light in NW Houston, police say
A driver has been charged after an Houston police SWAT officer was injured and a woman was left in critical condition following a head-on collision in northwest Houston Thursday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.
Reward increased to $15K for information on suspects who killed man as he slept in his bed during home invasion, police say
An reward has increased to $15,000 for information on several suspects involved in a deadly home invasion on June 6 in northwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
2 men charged in connection to shooting death of man in northwest Houston, police say
Two suspects have been charged in connection to the death of a man who was shot in a northwest Houston neighborhood in February.
Balloon release will be held Saturday for 6-year-old girl hit, killed by truck after getting off school bus
A balloon release will be held Saturday for six-year-old Kaliyah Harris, who was struck by a truck and killed Wednesday moments after getting off a school bus in northwest Houston.
‘Backpack Bandit’ behind bars: Katy man accused of robbing 3 Houston-area banks in span of 2 weeks
A Houston-area bank robber dubbed the “backpack bandit” is now behind bars, authorities said.
WATCH: Video shows person walking away from vehicle fire minutes before arson investigator was killed
HOUSTON – KPRC 2 has obtained video from a home in the Heights showing a car set on fire just minutes before Houston Fire Department arson investigator Lemuel Bruce was shot and killed. The video surveillance provided by a homeowner showed a person walking away from a vehicle fire moments before a shootout that left investigator Bruce and an arson suspect dead. RELATED: Houston Fire Department arson investigator dies after shooting in NW HoustonPolice said the shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. Friday in the 2100 block of Seamist Drive and W. 18th Street. HFD Chief Sam Peña said Bruce noticed a vehicle that matched the description of the suspect’s vehicle. Bruce was shot multiple times and was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he later died, according to HFD Chief Sam Peña.
Who was Lemuel Bruce, HFD arson investigator killed in shooting
HOUSTON – The Houston Fire Department is mourning one of their own who was killed in the line of duty. A procession was from the Medical Center to the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office was held Friday morning for HFD Arson Investigator Lemuel Bruce. RELATED: Houston Fire Department arson investigator dies after shooting in NW Houston“It’s a tragic loss. Please keep the Bruce family in your prayers. Arson Investigator DJ Bruce was killed in the line of duty this morning.