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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
16-year-old charged in fatal weekend crash in Houston
The Brief A 16-year-old has been charged for his alleged involvement in a fatal crash on Saturday, police say. The identity of the suspect will not be released. The investigation into the cause of the crash remains ongoing. HOUSTON - A juvenile has been charged in connection with a single-vehicle fatal crash in Houston on Saturday night, police said Monday. According to a release from the Houston Police Department, the 16-year-old suspect was charged in the West Fuqua Street crash after being released from the hospital. The backstory On Saturday, police said three teens were in a vehicle that hit a tree in the 3800 block of W. Fuqua around 10:45 p.m. Saturday. Two of the teens fled on foot, the release said, and one 14-year-old remained trapped in the back of the vehicle. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. The other two teens returned shortly after fleeing. What we know The 16-year-old driver of the vehicle, a gray Buick Enclave, was taken to a nearby hospital after returning to the scene to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. After being released from care, the suspect was taken into custody and charged with failure to stop and render aid. What we don't know Due to the driver being a juvenile, his name and booking photos will not be released, police said. The identity of the victim of the crash has not yet been verified by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. Monday's release does not reference pending charges for the 14-year-old passenger who fled and returned alongside the driver. The cause of the crash has not been determined, Monday's release says. The investigation is ongoing. The Source Information in this article is from the Houston Police Department, Onscene and previous FOX reporting.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
East Houston: Person of interest sought for questioning in deadly shooting
The Brief Investigators are looking to speak with Frank Alberto Suarez Valdes. The shooting happened Wednesday evening on Autumnwood Drive, killing a 29-year-old man. Anyone with information can call HPD (713-308-3600) or Crime Stoppers (713-222-8477). HOUSTON - Houston police are looking to question a person of interest in connection to a deadly shooting that happened on Wednesday. What we know Investigators are looking to question 39-year-old Frank Alberto Suarez Valdes. Valdes has been identified as a person of interest in a deadly Houston shooting. Police say Valdes may be driving a black Jeep Grand Cherokee with the Texas license plate VJY6439. The shooting itself was reported at about 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday on Autumnwood Drive, near the East Freeway and Federal Road. When police arrived at the scene, they say they found an unresponsive man with a gunshot wound. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. What we don't know The victim has not been named at this time. Police say he was 29 years old, and his identity will be confirmed by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. There is no information on Valdes' alleged connection to the shooting. What you can do Anyone with information on Valdes' location or the shooting can call HPD's Homicide Division at 713-308-3600. Tipsters can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 713-222-TIPS (8477). The Source Houston Police Department
USA Today
05-03-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Who is Jocelyn Nungaray? Trump honors 12-year-old girl murdered at Texas bridge
Who is Jocelyn Nungaray? Trump honors 12-year-old girl murdered at Texas bridge Show Caption Hide Caption Democrats protest during President Trump's address to Congress Democrats wore pink, displayed signs and even interrupted to show their displeasure with President Trump's policies during his address to Congress. (An earlier version of this story contained an inaccuracy) During his congressional address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump held a new executive order renaming a wildlife sanctuary to honor Jocelyn Nungaray. Undocumented migrants Johan Jose Martinez-Range and Franklin Peña are charged with killing Nangaray, a 12-year-old girl, on the morning of June 17. Trump announced the tribute after introducing Nungaray's mother, Alexis Nungaray, at the joint session of Congress. 'Across Galveston Bay, from where Jocelyn lived in Houston, you will find a magnificent National Wildlife Refuge, a pristine, peaceful, 34,000-acre sanctuary for all of God's creatures on the edge of the Gulf of America. Alexis, moments ago, I formally renamed that refuge in loving memory of your beautiful daughter, Jocelyn,' Trump said. A resident discovered Nungaray's body on June 17 after the child was strangled to death, according to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. Police arrested Martinez-Rangel, 22, and Peña, 26, at their apartment on June 20. Jocelyn was murdered three to four hours after meeting Peña and Martinez-Range upon leaving a restaurant together, Houston police Lt. Stephen Hope said last June. Jocelyn had snuck out of her family's apartment that night. Prosecutors said the two men allegedly asked Jocelyn for directions, according to the Houston Chronicle. The two led Jocelyn to a 7-Eleven convenience store and then to the bridge where she was murdered, Hope said. Martinez-Range and Peña remain jailed with $10 million bond Peña and Martinez-Rangel were both charged with capital murder, with a Harris County judge setting a $10 million bond, according to court records. In December, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced it would be seeking the death penalty for both men. 'Jocelyn's murder was as vile, brutal and senseless as any case in my tenure as district attorney,' Ogg said in a statement. 'And it was made worse by knowing that these two men were here illegally and, had they been held after being captured at the border, they would never have had the opportunity to murder Jocelyn and destroy her family's future.' Contributing: Jonathan Limehouse
