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Surrey officer cleared in shooting death of machete-wielding man
British Columbia's police watchdog has cleared a Surrey RCMP officer in the shooting death of a man who threw a machete at police after killing his spouse.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-machete-wielding-man-iio-report-9.7116582?cmp=rss

CBC Toronto Mar 5

Man dubbed Canada's most wanted fugitive arrested and charged in connection with Yorkdale Mall killing
Montreal police arrested Bryan Fuentes Gramajo, 24, overnight Wednesday. He was wanted in connection with the shooting death of 28-year-old Kashif Jamal Bentley-Jean last July in the parking lot of the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-police-arrest-canada-s-most-wanted-fugitive-9.7116105?cmp=rss

Houston Public Media Sep 23

A Harris County jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/23/531697/jury-begins-deliberating-in-manslaughter-case-against-tony-earls/

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Tony Earls Jr. convicted of manslaughter in 2022 shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez

Earls, 35, had been robbed at gunpoint before firing his gun into a passing truck that contained Alvarez and her family, striking the girl in the head. What constitutes “recklessness” was at the center of the case.

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Houston Public Media Aug 29, 2025

Two men in the Houston area took turns shooting each other earlier this month while wearing a ballistics helmet, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, who said the incident led to the death of one of them and murder charges for the other.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/08/29/529791/houston-area-man-charged-with-murder-after-friends-took-turns-shooting-each-other-sheriff-says/

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Houston-area man charged with murder after ‘friends’ took turns shooting each other, sheriff says

Sean Odonnell, 37, was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the shooting death of Aaron Prout, a 34-year-old man from the United Kingdom who resided in Harris County, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote in a social media post. The sheriff says they shot each other inside a home while "wearing a kevlar helmet."

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Houston Public Media Jun 4, 2025

A 30-year-old man died Tuesday night after being shot multiple times in a parking garage at The Galleria shopping mall, according to the Houston Police Department.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/06/04/523108/galleria-houston-man-killed-parking-garage-shooting/

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Man killed in parking garage shooting at The Galleria in Houston

In the aftermath of the Tuesday afternoon shooting at the popular shopping destination, police questioned three men who were inside a vehicle seen fleeing from the area with shattered windows. Those men were subsequently released, according to the Houston Police Department, which said an investigation is ongoing.

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Houston Public Media Jun 3, 2025

Jonathan Joss, an actor who was best known for his voice work on the animated TV series King of the Hill, was shot and killed in San Antonio.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/06/03/522948/king-of-the-hill-actor-shot-and-killed-on-san-antonios-south-side/

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‘King of the Hill’ actor shot and killed on San Antonio’s South Side

Jonathan Joss voiced the character John Redcorn on the comedy series.

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Houston Public Media Sep 6, 2024

Harris County Precinct 4 Corporal Maher Husseini allegedly engaged in a cordial interaction with a man accused in his shooting death minutes before the killing, according to probable cause documents provided by the district attorney's office.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/09/06/498755/harris-county-corporal-spoke-with-alleged-killer-shook-hands-minutes-before-his-shooting-death-court-documents-assert/

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Harris County corporal spoke with alleged killer, shook hands minutes before his shooting death, court documents assert

Medical examiners determined Husseini was shot 13 times. His vehicle was riddled with bullet holes.

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Houston Public Media Jun 24, 2024

A Houston judge has denied bond for a man who called police on Saturday to report a home invasion and subsequently was arrested and accused of killing three family members inside his apartment.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/06/24/491566/bond-denied-for-houston-man-accused-of-killing-three-family-members-after-reporting-home-invasion/

#Court #Crime #CriminalJustice #Houston #Local #News #BondHearing #CapitalMurder #HomeInvasion #HoustonCrime #HoustonPoliceDepartment #ShootingDeath

Bond denied for Houston man accused of killing three family members after reporting home invasion

Police say Bryan J. Fernandez Hernandez, 27, called 9-1-1 on Saturday to report a break-in at his west Houston apartment. He subsequently was arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three relatives.

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Houston Public Media Apr 3, 2024

The son of a prominent politician in the Dominican Republic was shot and killed in Houston this week in what local police described as a targeted attack.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/04/03/482506/man-killed-in-houston-gas-station-attack-was-son-of-dominican-republic-politician/

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Man killed in Houston gas station attack was son of Dominican Republic politician

Luis Alfredo Pacheco Rojas, 34, who according to multiple news reports was a rapper known as El Pikante, was shot to death Monday night in southeast Houston in what police described as a targeted attack. He was the son of Alfredo Pacheco, the leader of the lower house in the Dominican Republic's legislature.

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Houston Public Media Jan 4, 2024

A Houston-area teenager accused of shooting two of his friends in the head on Dec. 23, killing one of them, was released from jail on a $1 million bond.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/01/04/473554/friendswood-teenager-accused-of-murdering-friend-out-of-jail-on-1-million-bond/

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Friendswood teenager accused of murdering friend out of jail on $1 million bond

Connor Hilton, 17, is alleged to have shot two of his friends in the head, killing one of them, after inviting them to his Houston-area home on the night of Dec. 23.

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