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Murder
February 21, 2022

Update: Mom Finds Disabled Son Suffocated, Husband Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide: Police

A father and son were reportedly found dead at a Texas home on Sunday in a suspected murder-suicide. Neighbors told KHOU that the 19-year-old who was found dead at a Houston home was physically disabled and used a wheelchair. The teen’s mother was reportedly overheard screaming after making the grisly discovery. Houston police said they …

Murder
February 20, 2022

Father, Son Dead in Houston Murder-Suicide

A Houston mother returned home early Sunday afternoon to find her teenage son and the boy’s father dead from an apparent murder suicide. The Houston Police Department said the man, who was in his 50s, suffocated his son, who was in his late teens, before using some kind of edged weapon to kill himself, KHOU …

Murder
January 26, 2022

Suspect in Texas Deputy’s Fatal Shooting Caught in Mexico

A suspect in the shooting death of a Texas deputy over the weekend has been arrested in Mexico. Oscar Rosales, 51, was taken into custody by US Marshals working with Mexican authorities, Houston Police said. Rosales was named the suspect in the death of Corporal Charles Galloway, 47, on Monday, and two members of his …

Police
January 23, 2022

Texas Deputy Shot to Death During Early Morning Traffic Stop

A Texas deputy was shot and killed early Sunday morning during a traffic stop in southwest Houston. According to KHOU, Corporal Charles Galloway pulled over a white, 4-door Toyota Avalon shortly before 1 a.m. The driver got out of the car and fired multiple shots at Galloway’s vehicle before jumping back in and driving away. …

Assault
December 18, 2021

Houston Cop Allegedly Kicks Down Ex-Girlfriend’s Door, Beats Her With His Gun

A former Houston police officer was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly beating his ex-girlfriend and threatening her while she was holding their 1-year-old son. Ray Irvin, 41, was “relieved of duty” on December 2, less than two weeks after the incident took place, the Houston Police Department said. Court documents say that Irvin’s former girlfriend …

Court
December 1, 2021

‘It’s Bulls**t’: Half of Astroworld Victims’ Families Reject Travis Scott’s Offer To Pay for Funeral [Report]

The families of several attendees killed last month during Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert in Texas have turned down the rapper’s offer to pay for their loved one’s funeral, according to reports. In addition to the family of the youngest victim, 9-year-old Ezra Blount, attorneys representing victims Jacob Jurinek, Franco Patino, and Axel Acosta, all 21, …

Murder
November 27, 2021

Houston Husband Shoots Wife Dead, Blames ‘Intruder’: Cops

A Houston man has been charged with killing his wife just days after the couple signed a $250,000 life insurance policy. Christopher Collins, 41, made a non-emergency call to police on November 18, saying he’d been on the phone with his brother and missed texts from his wife, Yuanhua Liang, who told him someone was …

Manslaughter
November 25, 2021

Missouri Mom of 3 Dies After Illegal Silicone Butt Injection

A Texas woman has been charged with the death of a woman from Missouri who died after receiving an illegal silicone injection from the suspect. A judge set bond for Lisa Fernandez, 47, at $40,000, according to KTRK, but jail records show her bond is $100,000. Fernandez is charged with manslaughter in the death of …