A 70-year-old pool hall owner shot a suspected intruder Thursday after police say the man charged at him with a crowbar during an apparent burglary attempt in Houston’s Acres Homes area.The shooting happened around 2 a.m. Thursday at a pool hall in the 7200 block of North Shepherd Drive near Mill...
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A 70-year-old pool hall owner shot a suspected intruder Thursday after police say the man charged at him with a crowbar during an apparent burglary attempt in Houston’s Acres Homes area.The shooting happened around 2 a.m. Thursday at a pool hall in the 7200 block of North Shepherd Drive near Mill...
Deputies are investigating a reported shooting that left one person injured early Thursday in northwest Harris County.According to Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office, deputy constables responded to the 21000 block of Brushy Canyon Drive around 1:28 a.m. after receiving reports of an aggr...
A 70-year-old pool hall owner shot an intruder early Thursday morning after the man allegedly charged at him with a crowbar during a break-in attempt on the 7200 block of North Shepard.The incident happened around 2 a.m.Houston Police Department Lt. Wilkens said officers responded to a shooting s...
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Deputies responded to reports of multiple people shot inside a Kroger outside Houston, Texas on Wednesday afternoon, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office said.
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Harris County Constable Precinct 1 says the 19-year-old could face life in prison after being charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault.
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