Texas
Fatal shooting likely in self-defense
San Antonio, Texas – Police said a Northwest Side shooting death Sunday night could be justified in self-defense.
26-year-old Boanegres Najera broke into a friend’s home in the 9600 block of Timber Laurel after he was kicked out of a bar for causing a disturbance. Najera allegedly stole a gun from the home.
Later in the evening, [...]
Family Questioning Shooting Death of Former Soldier
Corpus Christi, Texas – A Sinton family is questioning an officer involved shooting that took the life of 28 year old Sylvester Villasana Saturday evening.Several witnesses at the scene told 3 News the man was holding a cellphone up to his ear. Police say the man had a knife in his hand.
Capt. Tim Wilson of [...]
Man fatally shot had pointed gun at nightclub security guard
Fort Worth, Texas – A 23-year-old man who had been thrown out of an east Fort Worth club was fatally shot by one of the owners early Saturday after reportedly pointing a gun at an unarmed security guard.
Police said Monday that they will consult with the Tarrant County district attorney’s office to determine whether the [...]
Father, Son Found dead in apparent murder-suicide
GARLAND, Texas ― Neither a Sachse family nor Garland police know what motivated a father to shoot his 10-year-old son and then commit suicide. Their bodies were found Friday morning near Firewheel Golf Park in Garland.
Police say they may never know why 37-year-old Matthew Knapp, an outwardly stable family man with no known legal or [...]
Man turns in self in shooting death investigation
PORT LAVACA, Texas – One of the men possibly involved in Wednesday’s shooting death of Joseph Martinez turned himself in Friday.
The man was not arrested, but was interviewed, said Port Lavaca Police Chief John Stewart.
Martinez, 26, of Houston, was shot in the neck about 10:33 p.m. Wednesday at the top of a staircase of a [...]
Shooting death of 12 year old boy under investigation
Jasper County, Texas – The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department tells KFDM News it’s investigating the shooting death of a 12 year old boy.
Chief Deputy Ralph Nichols says the sheriff’s office received a 9-1-1 call at about 4 p.m. Thursday from someone reporting that a 12 year old boy had been shot in the head with [...]
Boyfriend Charged In Woman’s Shooting Death in bed
EL PASO, Texas — Las Cruces police arrested a man they accuse in the shooting death of 19-year-old Noel Brown Tuesday morning. Police found Brown lying on a bed with a gunshot wound to her stomach. She was taken to Mountain View Regional Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
Christopher Michael Mata, 21, told [...]
Argument Leads To Shooting Death Of Amarillo Man
Amarillo, Texas – Amarillo police are investigating the shooting death of a 65-year-old man.
Police report an argument among several family members led to the shooting at around 9:45 Saturday night at 4718 Cherokee. Appling’s 15-year-old relative has been booked into the Juvenile Detention Center on a murder charge. More on News Channel 10
Houston man shot and killed by unknown suspect
Houston, Texas -
Houston police are investigating the shooting death of a man Sunday in northwest Houston.
Troy Patrick Fontenot, 42, of Houston, was shot several times in the 8300 block of Chateau Forest about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, police said.
Police said that Fontenot was standing in the street talking to a friend when unknown suspects approached him.
One [...]
Man shot by former father-in-law during an altercation
Dallas, Texas – A 42-year-old Midlothian man was fatally shot Friday night, Arlington police said.
Rodney Kennedy was in his ex-wife’s home when he was shot by his former father-in-law, 67, police said. The shooting happened at 10 p.m. during an altercation, according to reports.
The shooting occurred in the 1400 block of South Pecan Street, near [...]
High school student shot to death while biking to school
FORT BLISS, Texas — A Chapin High School student who would have graduated in June was shot and killed Friday morning, allegedly by a soldier. The bullet felled Ezra Gerald Smith, 18, who was riding his bike to school in a military housing area near Fort Bliss.
Army Spc. Gerald Polanco allegedly shot Smith dead about [...]
Man confronting officers shot to death
Houston, Texas -
Houston police fatally shot an armed man Friday during an exchange of gunfire at a southeast side public housing complex, officials said.
Officers confronted the man, identified by relatives as Jose Vides, while they were investigating a disturbance with a weapon call shortly after 3 p.m. at the Southlawn Palms apartments at Southlawn and [...]
Man, woman found shot to death in Frisco home
Dallas, Texas – A man and a woman were found fatally shot inside a Frisco home late Saturday, hours after a police tactical team responded to a report that a man with a gun was inside the home.
Their names were not released, pending notification of relatives. The relationship of the man and the woman was [...]
22-year-old man shot to death by another gang member
EDINBURG, Texas – Albert Tobias Cuevas, 29, is wanted in connection with the death of 22-year-old Alton resident Arnulfo Calderon Hernandez Jr. Hernandez’s body was found March 21 in the middle of 8 Mile Line between Stewart and Bryan roads, northeast of Mission.
Sheriff’s investigators believe Cuevas shot Hernandez multiple times inside Cuevas’ moving 2004 Pontiac [...]
University student Shot Dead a homeless man
HOUSTON, Texas — Authorities say a University of Houston student fatally shot a homeless man on the school campus because he believes homeless people are a blight on society.
Jeremy Lee Pierce remains in jail after being charged with murder in the shooting death of Joe Tall.
Police say Pierce has admitted killing the 47-year-old Tall at [...]
