Man killed in Heights drive-by shooting

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

Houston police are searching for the suspect(s) in the fatal shooting of a man in the Heights in a driveby shooting early Monday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.

The identity of the man, believed to be in his 20s according to HPD, is pending an autopsy from the county’s medical examiner according to the department. Officers responded to 900 Northwood St. on the eastern edge of the Heights around 3:50 a.m. Monday to find the man unresponsive and lying in a ditch with multiple gunshot wounds, according to the depart-

Suspects sought in Independence Heights gas station shooting

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

Houston police are searching for suspects after a man was shot and killed in the parking lot of an area gas station over the weekend, according to the Houston Police Department.

The identity of the man is pending notification of family members from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, according to the department.

Police responded to a Texaco gas station at 14711 Main St. in Independence Heights about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the department, to find the man in the parking lot of the gas station and having been shot multiple times. He was later pronounced dead at Ben Taub General Hospital, according to police. ment. Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene, according to HPD. The department said investigations have indicated the man was walking along the road when a car of unknown make and model drove up, and someone shot the man from inside the car before driving away according to HPD.

There are currently no known suspects or suspect description, according to the department. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call HPD’s Homicide division at 713308-3600 or speak anonymously to Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477 (TIPS).

HPD said there are currently no known suspects or motive in the shooting. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call HPD’s Homicide division at 713308-3600 or speak anonymously to Houston Crime Stoppers at 713222-8477 (TIPS).

Two dogs saved from Acres Homes house fire

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

Two dogs were pulled out of a house after a small fire happed inside a home in the Acres Homes area earlier this week, according to the Houston Police Department.

Nobody was reported injured as a result of the fire, according to the department.

Crews from stations 4, 13, 30, 34, 50, and 67 responded to the 2400 block of Druid Street in Acres Homes just before 7:40 p.m. Monday, according to the department, to find light smoke coming from a one- story house on the scene and smoke at chest level inside.

After firefighters completed a primary search, the department said crews found and extinguished a fire found in the attic above the kitchen area. They also found two dogs inside the house, the department said, and safely took them outside.

Investigators have ruled the fire accidental, according to the department, with arson investigators determining that the short circuiting of an outlet was what caused the smoke. There was not an immediate estimate of how much property was damaged or saved.