Houston metro rocked by severe storms that left 4 dead and over 1 million without power
A storm system that threatened to dump torrential rain across East Texas brought severe thunderstorms to the nation’s fourth-largest city on Thursday, killing at least four people and leaving more than 1 million customers without power. The local National Weather Service issued several tornado warnings for the Houston metro, but by the time the storm […]
Houston pizza delivery driver kills customer trying to rob him: police
A Texas pizza delivery driver shot and killed a customer he was trying to rob early Sunday morning, police said. Houston police said the delivery driver, who works for an unnamed facility, arrived at Park Yellowstone Apartment Homes in Houston just before 12:45 a.m. when a male customer confronted him. According to a police statement, […]
Houston transgender suspect runs over, fatally stabs man: police
A suspect who was allegedly seen on video running a man over with his car twice, straddling him, kissing him and fatally stabbing him multiple times in broad daylight has been charged with murder. Obtained court documents mention Karon Fisher, 20. by KTRKTV Although he is male, Houston police refer to him as “she.” Police […]
Houston police identify man wanted for killing attorney at McDonald’s
Houston police have identified a man wanted in connection with the murder of a local attorney at a McDonald’s over the weekend. Anthony Martin Landry, 57, is wanted on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of Jeffrey Rimmer, 46, the department said. Officers responded to the McDonald’s located at 8147 Katy Freeway on May […]
Houston gunman, Anthony Landry, charged with murder of attorney, Jeffrey Limmer at McDonald’s
The enraged customer who allegedly killed a Houston lawyer because he was angry about his McDonald’s order was left alone Thursday and was identified as a 57-year-old with a long rap sheet in his possession. Anthony Martin Landry is charged with murder in connection with the bodily injury death of Jeffrey Rimmer inside the fast […]
Houston police chief announces retirement amid scandal regarding 264,000 suspended cases
The city of Houston has a new interim police chief after the former police chief abruptly announced his resignation earlier this week amid a scandal related to the suspension of an unusually large number of criminal investigations. In February, then-Secretary Troy Finner acknowledged that the department had abused an internal policy of “understaffing” to hold […]
Houston attorney shot and killed by McDonald’s customer outraged over order
A lawyer was shot and killed by an irate customer at a Houston McDonald’s after trying to calm a man who was angry about his order, police said. The 46-year-old attorney, identified by his family as Jeffrey Rimmer, tried to intervene when a customer demanded a refund from an employee at the McDonald’s on the […]
Floodwaters start receding around Houston area as recovery begins following rescues and evacuations
Floodwaters in the Houston area began to recede on Monday as residents returned to their homes and began taking stock of the damage after days of heavy rain pounded the region and led to hundreds of rescues, including those stranded on rooftops. Officials in Harris County, where Houston is located, said there were no deaths […]
Video shows Houston police officer rescuing Texas man, 3 dogs from flooding
Houston – Video shared by Houston Police Department The show follows a man from flooding caused by days of unrelenting rain that has hit parts of East Texas, causing several rivers and streams to overflow their banks and inundate several communities across the region. and the dramatic rescue of three dogs. Officer H. Scott of […]
Houston Texans player shot, injured in Florida club mass shooting
Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell was among 10 people shot and injured at a nightclub in Sanford, Florida, on Sunday night. the team announced. The Texans said Dell was released from the hospital late Sunday without serious injuries. No one was killed in the shooting, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said, adding that all […]