Breaking: Houston school shooting Betsy Ross Elementary

by KHOU.com staff
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Posted on April 19, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Updated today at 12:08 PM

HOUSTON -- Three children were grazed by a bullet at Betsy Ross Elementary School in northeast Houston Tuesday.

HISD police confirm a kindergarten student brought a loaded gun to school and it accidentally went off when it fell from his pocket in the cafeteria.
A single bullet grazed all three victims, including the 6-year-old who brought the gun.

None of the children, two boys and a girl, appeared to be seriously hurt. They were all conscious and sitting up on the stretchers as they were loaded into ambulances.
HISD police and several ambulances responded to the scene in the 2800 block of Bay around 11:20 a.m.

Several parents also rushed to the school after learning of the shooting.
Police are now investigating how the boy got the gun.
The school is on lockdown as a precaution.

We'll have more on this developing story as details become available.

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Houston cops get pranked ...

HOUSTON – A series of strange events that started with a domestic disturbance call ended with a bucket of water Friday morning in northwest Houston.

Harris County deputies said they were initially called to a home in the 13600 block of Treebank Thursday night after reports of a domestic disturbance.
The deputies said they spoke with a couple who was in the home, resolved the situation and left.

But then, around 7 a.m. Friday, deputies received another call from the home.
When officers responded, they said they found the front door cracked open, so they went inside.

But as they pushed the door open, a bucket fell on one of the deputies, and the others were splashed with liquid.

The deputies called for backup, explaining that a bucket full of an unknown substance had fallen on them, and they were unsure if there were other traps in the home.
Other deputies and a bomb squad swarmed the scene. At one point, deputies drew their guns and surrounded the home. The bomb squad checked the home for other traps, but found none.

In the end, though, deputies determined that the bucket was just full of water. No one was injured

Breaking: SWAT standoff in NW Houston

by khou.com staff
khou.com
Posted on April 15, 2011 at 8:32 AM
Updated today at 9:16 AM

HOUSTON – Air 11 is over the scene of what appeared to be a standoff with Harris County Sheriff’s deputies in northwest Houston.
Some sort of disturbance occurred when deputies responded to a call at a home in the 13600 block of Treebank Friday around 7 a.m., according to sources.
The view from Air 11 showed authorities have blocked off the entrance near the Norchester subdivision which is located near Jones and Cypresswood.
Deputies surrounded the residence and had guns aimed at the home at one point. Officers are still on the scene, but have lowered their weapons.
Many neighbors said they did not hear any disturbance. They were made aware of the situation when deputies knocked on their doors instructing them to remain inside.
KHOU 11 News reporters are on the scene and gathering information.

Updates will be given as they become available HERE.

Three alarm fire burns Houston complex ...

HOUSTON – Authorities are investigating after a three-alarm fire struck an apartment complex early Saturday in northwest Houston.

Firefighters said they arrived at the Spring Branch Estates apartments near the intersection of Amelia and Raven Wood around 1:15 a.m. and found heavy flames shooting through a two-story apartment building.


The flames’ intensity prompted firefighters to pull a second and third alarm, leading to help from several other departments.
Authorities said the blaze started in a downstairs corner apartment and quickly spread to the rest of the building. Neighbors at the complex ran around and got people out of their apartments when one of the residents saw the flames.

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Toddler drowns in tub because phone rang ...

HOUSTON – Harris County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the drowning death of a toddler who was left unattended in a bathtub Wednesday evening.
The toddler was found floating in a tub at her home in the 14100 block of Oakwick at Valiant in northeast Harris County.

Homicide detectives said family members had just finished eating dinner and stepped outside the home around 9:30 p.m., but the father stayed inside to bathe his two little girls.

Investigators said the father left his two daughters, a 2-year-old and a 17-month-old, alone while he went to answer a phone call.

Investigators said the father then stepped outside and possibly went next door.
A relative, realizing the little girls were alone, went to check on them. That is when the youngest daughter was found floating in the overflowing tub, according to investigators.

She was airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The 2-year-old sister wasn't harmed.
The case is being referred to a grand jury.

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NW Houston McDonalds Robbed

by khou.com staff
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Posted on April 4, 2011 at 11:08 AM

HOUSTON—Police are searching for two suspects who robbed a McDonald’s in northwest Houston late Sunday, according to HPD.

Police said two men entered the McDonald’s restaurant on Highway 290 at Mangum around 10:15 p.m. and rushed into the back of the kitchen. They held the employees at gunpoint and forced one of them to empty a register.

The suspects then fled the scene with an unknown amount of cash, according to police.
Employees said the suspects escaped in a blue car, which resembled a Chevy Impala.
No employees were injured during the robbery.