Shootings and Violent Crime

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (298+ words) Garces Perez’s lawyer, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, said he is recovering from his surgery. Wilber Garces Perez, the man who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in North Austin last month, underwent surgery on Thursday. His lawyer, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch,…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (1047+ words) Teammates and fellow students visit a memorial for LePaul Warren Jr., a 17-year-old Westbury High School senior who was fatally shot Friday morning near the campus. Families and elected officials are calling for stronger gun violence prevention measures after two…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (153+ words) HOUSTON – A healthcare aide was killed and a 90-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting at a southeast Houston home Monday afternoon, according to Houston police. Officers were called around 1 p.m. to the 11500 block of Panay Drive. Authorities initially…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (363+ words) A federal judge also ordered Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, who was shot Sunday in Austin, to appear in court next week following a lawsuit that sought to stop his removal from the U.S. Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, Perez's attorney, said in a video…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1289+ words) Weeks after a horrific random stabbing in Williamson County, Gov. Greg Abbott seized on the killing as he campaigns for a record fourth term and presses for the creation of a statewide prosecutor. Abbott has described Andrew Wimsatt's death as…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (88+ words) The Houston Police Department is investigating reports of a body found in the southeast Houston area. According to officials, a body was found in a bayou behind the Willow Creek apartment buildings on... HOUSTON - The Houston Police Department is investigating…...