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3 days ago
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Corpus Christi police detain suspect in Houston fatal shooting
Corpus Christi police said May 30 that they have arrested a man in connection to a deadly shooting that happened in Houston the day before. Alexis Garcia, 20, is in custody at the City Detention Center after Corpus Christi police and Nueces County Sheriff's Office deputies found him in a field along with a stolen vehicle, according to a news release issued by the Corpus Christi Police Department. Garcia matches the description of a person of interest who Houston police officers believe was involved in a fatal shooting that happened at about 6:35 p.m. on May 29 at the 11700 Southwest Freeway service road, according to news releases published by the Corpus Christi Houston police departments. Houston Police Department homicide division detectives arrived at the scene and found a gray Dodge Charger and a black Toyota Prius disabled after crashing on the service road. A witness saw the person of interest get out of the driver's seat of the Dodge Charger and talk briefly with the driver of the Toyota Prius, the Houston police news release said. The witness told police he saw the person of interest begin walking south toward Wilcrest Drive and described him as a young, Hispanic male with a thin build and mullet-style haircut and wearing black pants and a T-shirt. While officers gathered information, a second witness came forward and purported to have seen a man matching the same description walk into traffic. The witness heard a gunshot and saw a red Hyundai Elantra speed away. The witness said he turned to where the gunshot had come from and saw the person of interest pointing a gun at him. The person of interest then stole the witness' gray Audi SQ5. The drivers of the Toyota Prius and the Audi SQ5 were uninjured. However, the driver of the Hyundai Elantra suffered a gunshot wound and was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. The name of the 55-year-old victim will be released once the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences notifies the family. Houston police tracked the stolen vehicle to the Corpus Christi area. They sent out an alert to all local police in the area, and Corpus Christi police officers heard a broadcast at about 9:55 p.m. that night that notified them of the fatal shooting and stolen vehicle. Nueces County deputies found the stolen vehicle abandoned on County Road 43, just south of County Road 2444. The vehicle was still warm to the touch, Corpus Christi police said. The Corpus Christi Police Department Gang Unit and Violent Crimes Unit, along with the department's K-9 Unit, drove to the area on County Road 43 to help deputies search for Garcia. The units sent drones to check the fields in the rural area. Officers found Garcia in the middle of an empty field and safely took him into custody, they said. He had a handgun, they said. After taking Garcia to a local hospital for medical clearance, they booked him at the City Detention Center on Harris County warrants for felony theft due to the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful carrying of a weapon. More: Corpus Christi man sentenced to 75 years in prison for 2022 Labor Day shooting This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Man in custody in Corpus Christi after fatal Houston shooting
BBC News
11-03-2025
- BBC News
Coroner calls for council action after fatal crash in Bradford
A coroner has called for better street lighting and signage following a collision that killed two men in Khalid Baig and Mohammed Azad Khan, both 24, died after Mr Khan crashed an Audi SQ5 into a wall on a sharp 90-degree bend in Dryden Street, in July inquest previously heard Mr Khan had been driving at about twice the road's 30mph limit and had cannabis in his a report published this week, assistant coroner Angela Brocklehurst told Bradford Council action should be taken to prevent future deaths on this road. Bradford Coroner's Court heard another passenger accompanying Mr Khan and Mr Baig suffered a broken leg in the crash, which took place at about 23:30 BST on 30 July Brocklehurst told the council that the street had been "badly lit" at the time, with the left turn and wall at the end of Dryden Street being "obscured" by the darkness as a result."No warning road signs were placed to warn drivers of the dead end of the street or the left turn in advance," she said."The absence of which together with insufficient street lighting may in all probability have contributed to the fatal accident ensuing."Bradford Council, which has until 29 April to respond to the coroner's report, has been approached for fatal collision had since occurred on the same bend when a pick-up truck crashed into the wall in October 2023, killing the 33-year-old the conclusion of the inquest, Mr Baig's family paid tribute to the married 24-year-old, saying he had been "a very much loved and important part of our now broken family".Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Automotive
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Audi SQ5
There's a very small detail on the new-generation Audi SQ5 that I think means a great deal: the red Audi Sport oblong is back. This oh-so-subtle differentiator could for a very short amount of time be stuck on the back of anything that had four rings at the front. Then Audi got rid of it entirely. Now it's back on a proper S car. It would be a reach to say this ties up with Audi Sport returning to form, but this SQ5 is certainly good and much more of an S car than Audi's latest electric cars. With the EV stuff, S variants have been a touch meh – more of a trim level with a few nice bits, rather than the toned-down RS experience that we had all come to enjoy. Sure, the S6 E-tron is quicker than the regular Audi A6 E-tron, but with an EV it's a bit like, so what? Plus it has a notably shorter range. By contrast, the SQ5 is notably different to the regular Audi Q5. The new SQ5 largely follows the latest Audi design language. The front features Audi's 'Singleframe' grille and thin lights, while the shoulder-line is typical family SUV. As standard, all SQ5s get 21-inch wheels, adaptive suspension, S badges, red brake calipers and Matrix LED headlights. There's a Sportback model too. This, slope-roofed variant was first introduced in 2021 and in continental Europe it actually outsells the SUV. Not for us Brits. Must be something to do with less space for more money thing going on. Admittedly the difference in boot space between SUV and Sportback is barely worth mentioning. Basically if you like the looks, go for it. The interior is very much like the Q6 E-tron. Up front there's a 11.9-inch virtual cockpit (the screen behind the steering wheel) a 14.5-inch display (the screen in the middle) while the SQ5 also gets Audi's Passenger Display (the screen on the passenger side) as standard. They're all suitably slick, easy to control and logical. The passenger side screen can be used to alter the nav or radio in real-time, helping the driver, or to watch videos on. The latter of which can't be seen from the driver's point of view. No Tiktok while behind the wheel, thank god. Like with the Q6 E-tron, the SQ5 has very few physical buttons. The climate controls are on the big central screen. It gets its own dedicated bar at the bottom, is shown permanently, and responds quickly. But it's still not ideal. At least they're not haptic like Audis of old - so you don't need to press it down hard like you're trying to delete an app on your phone. Material quality seems fine - just fine - and to my eyes and hands the tiny little drive selector nicked from a Skoda Enyaq that you pull back or push forward feels cheap and a bit apologetic. The gear paddles are tiny and plastic. They would feel just about okay for a Skoda. But they're not befitting of a £50,000 Audi Q5 and they're nowhere near the quality I would expect for a £75,000 Audi SQ5. Pull your hand away from the Temu paddles and you will find another peculiarity in the interior: a control panel where you might expect to find the window switches. Those switches are there too but accompanied by quite a few other buttons. Those for the foglights, for instance. This isn't so bad in isolation, but if you don't tend to close car doors using their handles, you will end up turning the fogs on – as I and several other testers did. The previous-generation SQ5 was supplied by the black pump, but Audi has seen fit to change it to a 3.0-litre V6 petrol – a 362bhp affair with 406lb ft of torque. It's a great unit, pliable with a wide band of operation and a real turn of pace. The torque levels mean that if you want to treat it like a diesel, you can. Lots of low-down pull makes it easy to drive and to drive quickly without using too many revs. It can spin past 7000rpm but peak torque is achieved below 4000rpm. Its journey to these numbers is linear and non-fussy. It's not theatrical like Alfa Romeo's V6 or quite as lovely or as offbeat as Audi's own five-cylinder engine, but it has its own personality. And when Dynamic mode is selected, there's even a bit of drama with a few exhaust crackles. Sure, it's as digitally augmented as a Black Eyed Peas song, but it's subtle enough for it to not be too cloying, unlike a Black Eyed Peas song. It has a bit of mild-hybrid tech: a pair of electric motors (one on the engine, one on the automatic gearbox) and a 1.7kWh battery. This adds 24bhp and apparently allows for some electric-only running. I did not experience said electric running. The integration works fine when you're going but causes a problem when you're stopping: there's a bit of a pedal push needed to get onto the disc and the force needed isn't always the same. The problem isn't insurmountable, just slightly irritating. Not being 100% sure on how hard to press the brake pedal isn't great in a car that's as large and as powerful as this. The SQ5 comes with air suspension as standard. Some petrolheads sound like broken records when it comes to Audi suspension, repeating old lines about shattered teeth, largely associated with S Line cars of a decade ago. But the SQ5's set-up is lush. Even in its firmest setting, I could use it day-to-day. It all feels very connected, well thought out. Comfortable but with enough heft and damping to not make it feel like a burly, two-tonne SUV. The steering is a touch light but feedback is strong. Dynamic mode adds a bit of heft and a bit of feel too. Its surefootedness means you have to go a bit Asbo to have much fun driving it, but fun is possible. The square steering 'wheel' is easy to use on a set of flowing bends, but I found it difficult to use on roundabouts. It almost forces you to not shuffle the wheel at all, which really isn't ideal, because I, like most SQ5 drivers, am not blatting through Tertre Rouge but negotiating a Tesco car park. When left to its own devices, the seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox is pretty handy. When the drive mode selector is switched to Dynamic, it changes down quickly and with gusto; in Comfort, it's less keen to swap cogs. Things begin to fall down when you change gears yourself. Pull the left shifter in Dynamic when approaching a corner and you feel the whole car jump forward ever so slightly. It's a BMW-esque thump in the back that's supposed to say 'hey, kiddo, you're driving a performance car', but it's just jarring to me. It's a really solid car, this SQ5. And one befitting of its performance-oriented badging. It's fast, comfortable and practical and the Sportback shape is innovative and adds a bit of surprise-and-delight. Criticisms? The powertrain and suspension add up to a £75,000 experience but the interior has too many small foibles – ones that, that when tallied, make the price tag questionable. ]]>
