Houston Public MediaFeb 27, 2025

A Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy early Thursday morning shot and killed a man who deputies said was acting erratically and failing to comply with demands.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/02/27/514896/harris-county-deputy-shoots-kills-man-damaging-northwest-houston-gas-station-pumps-police-say/

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Harris County deputy shoots, kills man damaging northwest Houston gas station pumps, police say

The man was transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. One of the deputies was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

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Houston Public MediaJan 23, 2025

A woman discovered lying on a snowy Houston sidewalk with her two young children pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charges. Her attorney says it's "a poverty issue — not a criminal issue."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/01/23/511771/woman-charged-for-exposing-infants-to-houston-snowstorm-has-poverty-issue-attorney-says/

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Woman charged for exposing infants to Houston snowstorm has ‘poverty issue,’ attorney says

Ayana Lakiba McClinton, 31, was arrested on child endangerment charges. She pleaded not guilty Thursday, with her attorney saying she attempted to walk to a hotel with her children as it started snowing but couldn't make it.

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Houston Public MediaJan 2, 2025

Before allegedly killing 15 people in a deadly rampage through New Orleans' Bourbon Street, Shamsud-Din Jabbar championed his years-long military career and touted himself as a fierce negotiator in his realty work.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/01/02/509541/who-was-shamsud-din-jabbar-the-houston-man-accused-in-the-deadly-new-orleans-truck-attack/

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Who was Shamsud Din Jabbar? The Houston man accused in the deadly New Orleans truck attack

Jabbar, who grew up in Beaumont and resided in a mobile home in northwest Houston, founded several now-defunct real estate businesses and carried a relatively small criminal record before his death.

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