Body found in ally behind warehouse

12 March 2008

A body was found by a worker inspecting industrial complex buildings. The body had been shot and was found in an ally behind a warehouse on Harwin and Gessner.

Police do not believe the murder was from a robbery.

Woman stumbles across body in alley

Robbery and murder at a medical clinic

10 March 2008

A robbery ended in murder at around 2:30 PM in a foot clinic in the 11500 block of Harwin Drive. One nurse was killed and another person is in critical condition. The suspect stole the victim's car. The names of the victims has not been released by police.

Robbery Possible Motive in Foot Clinic Killing

Two shot at Houston doctor's office

Israel Gevara, 50, and Israel Alvarado Gevara, 18, were killed by Librado Medina Jimenez as they collected rent

9 March 2008

Israel Gevara, 50, and his 18 year old son, Israel Alvarado Gevara were killed by Librado Medina Jimenez as they tried to collect rent money from Jimenez in the 6800 block of Martin Luther King Blvd. Jimenez fled the scene in a black Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck with a grim reaper sticker across the back window and the word "Chevy" written in gold across the tailgate.

Man Wanted In Deaths Of Father, Son

Update on Fatal Shooting at 6800 M. L. K. Boulevard

Darryl Robinson, 16, shot in the head

9 March 2008

A shooting that that occurred it a North Houston apartment is believed to be gang related and resulted in one teenager's death and tree adults injured. The deceased victim has not been identified. Police believe only one person fired the weapon that injured all four victims.

HPD: Teen killed in apparent gang shooting

***UPDATE***

11 March 2008

Darryl Robinson, 16, has been identified as the victim in the murder at 13502 Northborough. He was standing in an apartment parking lot with others when three black males approached. The suspects produced pistols and fired at the group Robinson was with. Robinson was shot in the head and died at the hospital. Three other males in the group were injured.

The suspects fled in a blue Chevrolet SUV with license plate tags 734-KBM.

Fatal Shooting at 13502 Northborough

Man killed in apartment near the University of Houston over drugs

9 March 2008

A drug deal inside a Southeast Houston apartment did not go as planned for at least one person. At approximately 11:00 AM a tenant at the University Gardens apartments near the University of Houston was shot to death by an acquaintance. Police said the victim invited the killer into his apartment. A fight broke out in a back bedroom that spread to the living room where the victim was murdered.

Drug deal may have sparked slaying at apartment

"MoJo" Joe Moses, 70, was beaten and robbed in North Houston

8 March 2008

Another senseless death occurred early Saturday morning when Joe Moses, 70, who family and friends called MoJo, was beaten to death after a robbery in the convenience store he ran for 35 years at Crosstimbers and Canstor.

A camera inside the convenience store does not seem to be working and there are no leads in the case. Family and friends are pleading with the community for any information that will lead to justice.

Business owner found beaten to death

Aldegunda Alvarez, 42, was shot in the head as she sat in a car in Southwest Houston

7 March 2008

Aldegunda Alvarez, 42, was shot to death today in Southwest Houston. Again it was in an apartment off of Hillcroft Street.

A black man ,25 years old, between 5 foot 6 inches and 5 foot 9 inches tall, and weighing approximately about 150 pounds came up to Alvarez and her boyfriend as they sat in her boyfriends pickup truck. The attacker tried to open the door of the truck, and when he found it was locked he shot at the window hitting Alvarez in the face. No motive for the murder has been declared, but police think it may have been robbery.

The shooting occurred at 11:15 p.m. outside the Candlewick Apartments; just a block away and 15 minutes after another murder took place at the Crown Garden Apartments. It is unknown if these murders are related.

Woman dies after being shot in face in S.W. Houston

Man killed at apatrment complex on Hillcroft in SW Houston

***UPDATE***

10 March 2008

A scketch of the killer has been released by the police. He is described as black man, 24 to 25 year sold, between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds.

Any information call Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS or the Houston Police Department Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600.

Man killed at apatrment complex on Hillcroft in SW Houston

7 March 2008

An unidentified man was shot to death at a Southwest Houston apartment complex at approximately 11 PM.

Man fatally shot at southwest Houston apartment

Terri Braziel, 22, found gagged and bound at 11300 Rampart Road

6 March 2008

A woman was found lying gagged and bound on the side of Rampart wrapped in a bed sheet. The woman is described to between 25 and 30 years of age. She is a petite white woman with two tattoos on her lower back and a tattoo on her left ankle.

A motorist found the body and called police. The victim had blunt force trauma to her head and was still alive when paramedics transported her to the hospital. She died later that day from her injuries. She is believed to have been dumped at the location between 4:00 and 6:20 AM. The medical examiners office is determining her official cause of death.

Woman Found at 11300 Rampart Dies from Her Injuries

***UPDATE***

8 March 2008

The identity of the woman found beaten and gagged by the side of the road has been identified. The woman is Terri Braziel, 22, of Freeport. She had a 7 month old son, Dillian, who was cared for by her mother, Coral.

Terri Braziel was involved in drugs and prostitution. After giving birth to her son, Dillian, it was discovered that he had cocaine in his system. The custody Braziel's son was given to her mother by Child Protective Services, and Braziel entered a state run rehabilitation clinic. She was arrested and pleaded guilty to prostitution in Harris County Court last month.

Beaten Houston woman who later died identified

Roderick Morgan, 48, was shot in the chest and left in a trunk for several days

4 March 2008

A man was found dead in the trunk of a 1998 Buick LeSabre after a maintenance worker at the apartment complex reported a foul smelling odor coming from the car.

An autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death.

Man Found Dead at 3815 West Fuqua

HPD identifies man found shot to death in car trunk

Victim Identified in Incident at 3815 West Fuqua

Melissa Latrice Spriggs, 27 and pregnant, killed with a baseball bat

4 Mar 2008

Melissa Latrice Spriggs, 27, of 4601 Boicewood was assaulted at 5227 Calhoun at 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, March 2. After a minor traffic violation, two groups of people began to argue and fight and Spriggs was wounded with severe head trauma. She was taken to the hospital where she died at 5:30 AM, March 4.

Moses Christopher Lamb Jr., 36, was arrested at the scene for discharging a firearm during the altercation, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Medical examiners are trying to determine the exact cause of death.


Update on Aggravated Assault at 5227 Calhoun

Woman dies after incident at MacGregor Park

***UPDATE***

6 Mar 2008

The medical examiner office had listed Melissa Latrice Spriggs as a homicide. She died from injury sustained to her head by a baseball bat. It was also discovered that Spriggs was 3 months pregnant at the time of her death.

On Sunday, March 2, a cousin of Spriggs was involved in a car accident with Buick with shiny rims, and he called Spriggs and other family members because he feared for his safety. Spriggs and other family members went to the scene of the accident and were met with family members of the people in the Buick who were already at the scene since there were at a nearby park for a family gathering.

Police officers responded to the car accident report but after they left the situation between the two groups escalated. A fight started between the groups of people that number 30 people and one of Spriggs family members fired a gun into the air. It has been reported that Spriggs was trying to get her family members back into their cars so they could leave when someone sneaked behind Spriggs and hit here with full force with a bat.

The man who hit her in the head escaped in the Buick. Spriggs died from bleeding in her brain.

Pregnant woman killed with bat in Houston park fight

***UPDATE***

8 March 2008

Seventeen year old Paul Lavallais was arrested Friday for the murder of Latrice Spriggs, 27 who was 3 months pregnant at the time.

Police arrest 17-year-old in fatal beating of pregnant woman

Dead man discovered on the side of the road with multiple gunshot wounds

29 Feb 2008

At 7:40 AM a man was found on the side of the road at a dead in near the 1900 block of Staples St. He was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene.

The man's identity has not been confirmed, but he is thought to be between 19 and 25 years old.

Fatal Shooting Investigation at 1900 Staples

18 year old male shot and left for dead as he crossed the street in Northwest Houston

1 Mar 2008

An 18 year old was shot multiple times and left for dead at the 5500 block of West 34th Street at about 8:55 PM. Apparently, there was an argument over money owed and as the victim was crossing the street, the suspect shot the victim. The victim died at the scene.

Argument leaves man dead in northwest Houston, HPD says

James Potts, 20, stabbed by Anthony Case, 20

29 Feb 2008

Houston had a string of days where the streets were quiet of homicides. Unfortunately, that quiet was shattered after James Potts was murdered at 2:30 AM.

James Potts, 20, died from multiple stab wounds as he was assaulted by Anthony Case, 20. Harris County Sheriffs responded to an assault in progress and when they came to the scene they discovered Potts had died in his apartment as a result of the stab wounds.

They also found Potts's girlfriend at another apartment. She too had stab wounds. She identified Case as the attacker and when caught Case admitted to the murder.

Homicide News Release

***UPDATE***

The website DreaminDeamon has interviewed the mother of the victim's friend.

"Anthony Case turned 20 on February 21. Just a week later, he became a murderer. On Thursday night, February 28, Anthony had spent the night with a friend. Earlier in the evening Anthony had stolen the friend’s cell phone and truck keys, hiding them, but the friend didn’t notice. The friend, his young wife and their small child had gone to bed. Anthony, a longtime friend who stayed at the home often, wasn’t asleep. Instead, he was plotting two murders and a frame job.

Sometime later, Anthony left the apartment and went to another apartment just two buildings away, the home of mutual friend James Potts and James’ girlfriend Ashley. How Case got into the home is unclear, but once he did, Case attacked Potts, stabbing him more than 32 times. Ashley began to scream, so Case grabbed her by the hair, jerked her head back and slit her throat. Our source says that “…when she still struggled, he stabbed her twice in the back and then went to cut her throat yet again, this time she slipped in his grip, and the knife went into her mouth, and he slit her from her mouth to her ear… at which point, she played dead.”

Ashley waited for Case to leave. Still in shock and bleeding heavily, she managed to get out of the second-floor apartment and go to another unit to get help. Police arrived at 2:30 on Friday morning and Ashley was able to tell them that it was Case who had done the stabbing. Police located Case by tracing the friend’s stolen cell phone. Case was found walking down a road nearby."

Dead man's body found in garbage

23 Feb 2008

A man's body was found at a garbage facility at 5900 Westpark Dr while the garbage was being moved. Garbage throughout Houston is sent to this facility.

The death is being treated by HPD as a homicide until the medical examiner to determines the cause of death.

Corpse found at southwest Houston garbage facility

Couple found slain in apartment, Pamela McGee, 42, and Wayne Elliott Williams, 54

23 Feb 2008

Pamela McGee, 42, and Wayne Elliott Williams, 54 were found shot to death in their apartment building at 3400 Hadley St. Apt 1. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots at 6:30 AM, and when police arrived they found the front door to their apartment wide open.

Neighbors said the couple had a lot of visitors, and police believe the murder was drug related.

Police: Houston couple's slaying 'possibly' drug-related


***UPDATE***

The identities of the victims have been identified by police.

Pamela McGee, 42, and Wayne Elliott Williams, 54

Adrian Jordan, 45, shot as he worked at ConocoPhillips

22 Feb 2008

A store clerk at the ConocoPhillips on the 4000 block of Lockwood at Crane was shot by a man driving a light-colored Hyundai. Witnesses left before police could arrive. The identity of the victim is being withheld at this time.

HPD seeks witnesses to east Houston killing

***UPDATE***

23 Feb 2008

The clerk murdered while he was working at ConocoPhillips has been identified as Adrian Jordan, 45. Also, the man who killed Jordan, Jerrell Fultcher, 29, was arrested hours after the murder.

Police said that Jordan went outside the gas station at 3:30 AM and was approached by Fultcher as he was in his Hyundai. Fultcher then shot Jordan and sped away.

Suspect charged with killing gas station worker

James Curtis Levi, 74, deceased from what looks like foul play

19 Feb 2008

The body of James Curtis Levi, 74, was found at at 3005 Sparrow. The types of injuries have been withheld but the death seems like a homicide.

Murder at 3005 Sparrow

A baby without a name dies after mother discareded him in a trash bin

21 Feb 2008

The baby boy that Genny Granados, 29, gave birth to in the bathroom of Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital has died. After giving birth Granados cut the umbilical cord and placed the baby in a trash bin. Custodians later found the baby in the waste bin covered with bloody paper towels. The baby was not breathing at the time.

The newborn was taken to Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital where doctors decided to take him off of life support after he was declared brain dead.

Granados has two other children, ages 2 and 10. She told authorities that she did not want any more children. Questions of to why Granados did not give birth to her newborn normally and give up her baby in accordance with Texas' Safe Haven law, a law that allows a guardian to give up rights to a child to another person such as a doctor or firefighter, have been unanswered. Granados has been arrested for child endangerment. Additional charges have not yet been filed.

Baby Found In Hospital Trashcan Dies

Floyd Washington, 50, found killed in his apartment

20 Feb 2008

Floyd Washington,50, was found deceased inside his apartment at 10110 Forum Park Dr. #122. There was no sign of forced entry and police believe the victim knew his killer.

Man slain in SW Houston may have known his killer

Murder at 10110 Forum Park Drive #122

Deputy Constable Harry Thielepape, 57, passed away from gunshot wounds

20 Feb 2008

Harris County Precinct 6 Deputy Constable Harry Thielepape, 57, died after injuries sustained from a month ago. Thielepape was shot after apprehending a wanted fugitive, Jesus Gilbert Reyna, 21, at the Chancellor Apartments at 311 Parramatta on 26 Jan 2008. Thielepape worked part time at the apartment building were he lived as a security officer.

Reyna was wanted for class C misdemeaners and Thielepape was in a squad that hunted parole violators.

Thielepape saw Reyna in a car and pulled him over. After confirming Reyna's identity Thielepape handcuffed Reyna and placed him in the backseat of Thielepape's off duty car. Reyna struggled with his handcuffs and somehow managed to move so that his hands were in the front of his body. When Thielepape opened the back seat car door to subdue Reyna, Reyna grabbed Thielepape's pistol and shot Thielepape multiple times in the chest. Thielepape was able to return fire with his backup weapon, killing Reyna.

Thielepape was rushed to the hospital where his heart stopped beating twice. His condition improved somewhat in the last month and he was able to breath on his own. Unfortunately, his wounds were to severe and he passed away.

Thielepape served his community with honor and dignity. He wanted his fellow Texans to feel safe, and he died preserving that purpose.

Precinct 6 officer's condition improves after shootout

Precinct 6 deputy constable dies from shooting injuries

Juliana Zelaya, 25, found dead in her apartment from knife lacerations

18 Feb 2008

Juliana Zelaya, 25, was found deceased with multiple lacerations in an apartment at 6500 South Gessner #2330. This is the second stabbing death of a woman in a week.

Fatal Assault at 6500 South Gessner #2330

Priscilla Kay Lucio, 26, stabbed multiple times by her boyfriend

18 Feb 2008

Priscilla Kay Lucio, 26, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend Roberto David Tarin, 33, at 11900 Wickchester Ln, #207 of the Eagle Hallow Apartments.

Houston police were responding to a stabbing in progress and had to forcefully enter the apartment. There they found Lucio deceased on the bedroom floor with multiple stab wounds. Tarin was sitting on the bed with self-inflicted stab wounds. It appeared he called 9-1-1 after killing Lucio and then tried to commit suicide.

Woman found murdered in west Houston

Fatal Stabbing at 11900 Wickchester #207

William McMillan, 50, dead and then set on fire in his home

A fire was reported 15059 Felgate Creek Dr and neighbors stated that two males that left in a gray Cadillac were seen in front of the home before the fire started. When firefighters found the body of William McMillan, 60, they contacted Harris County police detectives that McMillan was killed before the fire started.

Homicide News Release

***UPDATE***

25 Feb 2008

William McMillan's son, Evan McMillan, 17 was arrested for the murder of his father. Police said William McMillan was shot before the house he was in was set on fire. Police siad that William McMillan threatened to take away his son's car and that is why Evan McMillian killed his father.

Witnesses reported seeing 2 people with ski masks at the home in a gray Cadillac before the fire started. Although police are looking for a second person, no other arrests have been made.

HCSO: Teen Killed Dad Over Car

Yvonne Drilling, 50, found dead in a makeshift tent

14 Feb 2008

The body of Yvonne Drilling, 50, was found in a makeshift tent. Harris County detectives believe the woman's death was caused by homicide.

Harris County Homicide News Release

Maxie Haywood, 31, shot at apartment complex

13 Feb 2008

One men was shot at the around 3 a.m. Wednesday at the Brae Apartments complex at 8800 S. Brasewood at around 3:30 AM. He was taken by a private vehicle but died at the hospital.

1 dead after southwest Houston shooting

Police: No Motive, No Witnesses to Man's Fatal Shooting


Anyone with information and would like to remain anonymous is asked to call Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.



***UPDATE***

Cedric Sharp, 19, was arrested on 15 Feb 2008 for the murder of Maxie Haywood, 31.


Man Arrested In Parking Lot Killing

Susanna Branch, 28, murdered in her home as her children slept

12 Feb 2008

At about 5:30 AM someone forced their way into the home at 5600 Calamus Circle. Susanna Branch, 28, and a unknown man where shot multiple times in their master bedroom. Branch died at the scene and the man was taken to the hospital.

Branch's has two sons aged 7 and 8 who slept through the shootings.

Anyone with information was asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

1 dead, 1 wounded after Harris County shooting

Children Sleep While Mom Shot To Death

Harris County Sheriff Homicide News Release

***UPDATE***

Police in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana have captured a suspect, St. Brice, who was involved with the shooting death of Susanna Branch, 28. The man who is still in critical condition has been identified as her boyfriend.

Investigators arrest man in Louisiana for Houston area shootings

A picture the suspect.

Zhiyuan 'Ryan' Chen killed in shopping center parking lot

10 Feb 2008



Zhiyuan 'Ryan' Chen, 26, was shot multiple times outside the Tan Do Chinese Restaurant near the 9300 block of Bellaire Boulevard at Ranchester.

Man Dies After Southwest Houston Restaurant Shooting



***UPDATE***

Zhiyuan 'Ryan' Chen was an international student from China attending Texas Southern University. Two men approached Chen as he talked on his cell phone. One man shot Chen and ran away.

Houston Council Member Peter Brown has set up a memorial fund for

Donations to the memorial fund can be sent to:
Ryan Chen Memorial Scholarship Fund
3911 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77002

***UPDATE***

A sketch of the suspect has been released by the Houston Police Detectives. "The shooter is described as a Hispanic male in his early 20s, about 5 feet, 4 inches tall with a slim build. He was wearing a white baseball cap, white T-shirt and dark pants," authorities said. "The man with him is described as Hispanic, 30 to 35 years old, 6 feet tall and between 170 and 180 pounds. He had medium-length black hair and wore a dark T-shirt and dark pants."

There is a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

James Edwards Yarbrough, 19, murdered by Gerson Valencia, 16, in Fort Bend County

1 Feb 2008

James Edwards Yarbrough, 19, diedhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif after being shot multiple times by Gerson Valencia, 16. They were arguing with outside Yarbrough's home when Valencia shot Yarbrough several times with a .38 revolver.

Valencia is thought to still be in the Houston area. He is believed to be still armed with the .32 and dangerous. Here is a picture of him.



Teen sought in Friday night shooting death

Teen suspect in fatal shooting still at large

***UPDATE***

Gerson Valencia, 16, turned himself into Fort Bend County detectives on Monday, February 11, 2008 around noon. He was accompanied by his attorney.

Teen suspect surrenders in homicide case

Justin Turner, 17, shot as he drove his car

9 Feb 2008

Justin Demon Turner, 17, was killed when he was shot as he drove onto Ridgecroft Road. The suspect shot him from a Ford Crown Victoria.

HPD hunts for suspects in teen's fatal shooting

***UPDATE***

21 Feb 2008

The person who shot Justin Demon Turner, 17, as he drove at 15800 Hiram Clarke has been arrested by police. The killer, Xavier Powell, 17, shot at Turner's car and hit him in the head as he slowed to turn onto Ridgecroft Road. The case will be prosecuted by the Fort Bend District Attorney.

Update on Fatal Shooting at 15800 Hiram Clarke

Mark Stenberg, 29, killed at a motel

10 Feb 2008

Mark Stenberg, 29, was found shot to death in a motel room near the intersection of Old Spanish Trail at Tierwester. Witnesses say they were awaken to gunshots in the parking lot. A young black male was spotted walking in the parking lot by witnesses looking out of the St. Francis Motel room window.


Deadly shooting wakes motel guests

Man Found Shot to Death at Southwest Houston Motel



***UPDATE***

Mark Stenberg, 29, has been identified as a rapper from Portland, OR. He went by Blu Crush and Dozzieloc. He was on a promotional trip across the country.

An argument and suspecious death

9 Feb 2008

Travis Walden, 24, was killed and two others injured at Star Cafe after an argument ended in gunfire. The suspect has yet to be identified.

Argument ends in fatal shooting at Houston club

6 Feb 2008

Amy M. Smith, 20, was shot by her boyfriend, David Francis Anderson, 26, in their apartment. Anderson told police the shooting was accidental as he showed Smith a gun early Wednesday morning. New information became aware to police and they charged Anderson with Smith's murder.

Man charged in girlfriend's shooting death

Larry W. Miller Jr., 34, dead from a botched drug deal

7 Feb 2008

At around 11:00 pm Larry W. Miller Jr., 34, was shot to death in the Peninsula Park apartments. Miller was shot after he and a friend went to the apartment complex to buy drugs. An unidentified suspect shot Miller twice.

Police say Houston man was killed during drug deal

Suspect John Eric Owens saught in the homicide of Kenneth Ray Wolridge

As reported on Houston Homicides on 15 Jan 2008, Kenneth Ray Wolridge was murdered as he inspected his vehicle after it was hit by an erratic driver.

John Eric Owens was identified as a driver of one of the vehicles and was the shooter involved in the slaying.

The Houston Chronicle reports that Owens also goes by the aliases "J-Mob" and "Sleepy."

Police asked that anyone with information on his whereabouts call the homicide division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Manhunt launched for freeway shooting suspect

Houston Homicide entry

A picture of John Eric Owens

Drive by shooting victims identified as Pablo Salvador Cayax Batan and Roberto Gonzalez

Two victims in the drive by shooting that occurred on Wednesday, February, 6, 2008 were described as 10th grade Westbury High School students.

The two were slain around 6:30 pm while they drove around the 4800 block of West Belfort. It was reported that a black, four-door Honda was involved in the shooting. The car of the victim was a blue car and was riddled with bullets as it pulled into a shopping center parking lot.

The driver of the car and another passenger were taken to the hospital and expected to live. One of the teenage victims was shot three times in the back and the other homicide victim was shot in the head.

Police asked that anyone with information call the homicide division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Two drive-by victims were Westbury students

***UPDATE***

The victims were identified as Pablo Salvador Cayax Batan and Roberto Gonzalez, both 17.

Two Westbury High students killed in drive-by identified

***SECOND UPDATE***

11 Feb 2008

Martin Santoyo, 18, was charged with the murder of Pablo Cayax, 17, and Roberto Gonzalez, 17.

"Two other suspects wanted in this case are described as Hispanic males. The first suspect is 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a slim build and a dark complexion. He wears an afro-style haircut and could appear to be African-American. He is known as “Giant.” The second suspect is 5 feet 8 inches tall with collar length “mussy” black hair.

The suspects may be driving a black or burgundy 4-door Honda and frequenting the area of Gasmer Street."

Anyone with information in this case is urged to call the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Update on Murder at 4898 West Bellfort

Murder in the morning

Two people were shot this morning after a fight. One victim was shot in the arm and died at the hospital, and the other victim was shot in the neck but is still alive. The shooting occurred at approximately 6:30 am in an apartment at 5300 block of Coke.

Comments at the Houston Chronicle Website by MBAgirl said, "This happens to be a brother and sister that were shot and he was trying to defend her after they asked a roommate to move out and he returned in the morning with a gun."

1 dead, 1 wounded after shooting at Houston apartment

***UPDATE***

11 Feb 2008

The suspect is described as a light skinned black male, 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing between 160 to 170 pounds. He has a fade hair cut and was wearing blue jeans, a black tee shirt and a blue jacket.

Fatal Shooting at 3615 Old Spanish Trail

Three men wanted for questioning about store clerk death

Kasim Bhimani, 52, was killed during a convenience store robbery. The suspects in the case are reported to be 3 young black males described as follows:
17-21 years old, 5'9" to 6'1" tall, 160-180 lbs., wearing dark blue jeans and black or dark colored hooded sweatshirts

Anyone with information about the slaying is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

February murders

Four more murders where added this week to the Murder Map. The third of February brought the first murder of a female.

Yvonne Sanchez, 21, a pregnant woman was sleeping in the bed of her apartment with her husband when Biondi Vernard Rolle broke into their apartment and shot into the bed. Sanchez was hit and the gunshot woke her husband who chased Rolle out of the apartment complex.

Sanchez was taken to the hospital where she gave birth to her child. The baby died 10 minutes after birth. Sanchez died at the hospital.

Rolle has been arrested and will be charged with capital murder. Two other people with him will be charged with murder and burglary.

5 murders added to the map.

Five more murder added to the man. January is not even over and the Greater Houston area has at least 21 murders already.

One of the murders that caught my attention was of Douglas Ismael Morales. Douglas Ismael Morales, 51, and a woman had just come back from dinner when a carjacker ordered Morales to give up the car and money. There was an argument and the suspect shot multiple times into the car, hitting Morales in the head. Luckily the woman was not injured.

Sgt Robert Torres, HPD Homicide said, "Most likely it's going to be a suspect involved in other cases. Robbery suspects don't rob once."

So be careful out there. I linked to the articles of the murder but have also linked sites to get your concealed carry license in Texas and proper shooting method. Self-defense is not just a right, it is a necessity.

NewsWatch
Houston Chronicle Article
How to get a Texas Concealed Carry License
How to shoot a handgun accurately

15 murders since the beginning of 2008

More murders added to the map.

10 January 2008

Kenneth Wayne Carraway, Jr., 17
http://blogs.chron.com/homicide/2008/01/kenneth_wayne_carraway_jr.html
http://www.hcso.hctx.net/newsDetails.asp?grp=hom&id=371

11 January 2008
Gerry Coles 22
http://blogs.chron.com/homicide/2008/01/unknown_man_early_20s.html

11 January 2008
Deval Andrews, 30
http://blogs.chron.com/homicide/2008/01/deval_andrews_30_1.html
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5449698.html
http://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2008/jan/nr011208-1.htm

Dion Snow, 41
http://blogs.chron.com/homicide/2008/01/unknown_man_41.html

Kenneth Dwayne Murphy, 48
http://blogs.chron.com/homicide/2008/01/kenneth_dwayne_murphy_48.html

Corey Lewis, 19
http://blogs.chron.com/homicide/2008/01/corey_lewis_19.html


Any information about any of these murder please contact call the Sheriff's Homicide Division at 713-967-5810 or Crimestoppers at 713-221-TIPS.

Map update

Added 4 more homicides to the map.

Date: Jan. 10, 2008
Location: 12200 Foxton Road
Time: 12:30 a.m.
Victim: Not released
Suspect: Unknown
Status: Open
Cause of death: Gunshot to the head

Date: Jan. 10, 2008
Location: 10800 block of Cheeves
Time: 12:15 a.m.
Victim: Christian Davis, 26, of the 6500 block of Rosemary
Suspect: Unknown
Status: Open
Cause of death: Multiple stab wounds

Date: Jan. 4
Location: 2601 Riverside
Time: 10:25 p.m.
Victim: Derek Samuel Anderson, 39
Suspect: Jamar E. Agomo, 27
Status: Arrested and charged
Cause of death: Shot


Date: Jan. 3
Location: 1445 Lakeside Estates Drive
Time: 5:10 p.m.
Victim: Gerald Edward Haynes, 44
Suspects: Unknown man
Status: Open
Cause of death: Shot

Two homicides where unable to be added as the address did not come up on Google maps

Date: Jan. 1
Location: 10051 Rossbrook Ct
Time: Undetermined
Victim: Delmis Giron, 42
Suspect: Unknown
Status: Open
Cause of death: Homicide by stabbing
More information

Date: Jan. 1
Location: 4727 Glen Village
Time: 4:30 a.m.
Victim: Jorge Rivas, 22
Suspects: Two men, one woman
Status: Open
Cause of death: Homicide by gunshot
More information

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Sources
http://blogs.chron.com/homicide/
Harris County Sheriff

Purpose

This site is to chronicle the homicides that occur in Houston, Texas. Most information will be gathered from the Houston Chronicle at this site. I will also include other homicides that were not cited in the Houston Chronicle.

The idea behind this site is to create a visual representation of where homicides occur in Houston. Recently violent crimes has decreased in Houston but the homicide rate has increased. As David Simon showed in his journalistic novel, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Street, police can turn an aggravated assault into battery or get a witness to doubt that the robber had a gun. Murders are different because you cannot hide a body after it has been found, although HPD tries.