Person found dead in trash can near apartment complex in Third Ward, Houston police say
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- kcbd.comseen 29 Sept, 22:56headline rewritten
Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit investigating after one person found deadJusto Mendez Jr. charged in assault that led to father’s death - abc13.comseen 7 Oct, 20:09headline rewritten
Investigation underway after man, woman shot to death outside of N. Houston home, HPD saysSuspect identified after mother and father found shot to death outside N. Houston home, police say
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Sun, 6 September 2026
1 report- abc13.com14:29first to report
Investigators said that when they arrived at the scene in Third Ward, they found a body in a trash can in the parking lot of an apartment complex.
Sun, 13 September 2026
1 report- fox26houston.com22:31
An investigation is underway after a body was reportedly dumped at an apartment complex in southwest Houston Saturday afternoon. An anonymous witness at the complex on Sunday told FOX 26 that she was the one who called 911.
Mon, 21 September 2026
1 report- abc13.com22:18
The Houston Police Department said there were no obvious signs of trauma on the body recovered from Little Whiteoak Bayou.
Wed, 23 September 2026
1 report- fox26houston.com18:14
After more than a year since a deadly house fire happened in Houston's Third Ward, police are turning to the public for more information about the house and the victim.
Sun, 27 September 2026
1 report- kcbd.com18:07edited after publishing
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Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit investigating after one person found deadA Lubbock man has been arrested accused of violently attacking his father after police found his body inside a home early Sunday morning.
Mon, 5 October 2026
2 reports- abc13.com14:54edited after publishing
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Investigation underway after man, woman shot to death outside of N. Houston home, HPD saysA mother and father were shot to death Monday morning in the driveway of their northside home, and Houston police say the suspect is the woman's ex-boyfriend.
- abc13.com17:05
According to officers, the victim, identified as 65-year-old Alfredo Flores, was found inside a bedroom of the apartment at 9043 Beechnut Street at about 2:30 p.m.
Tue, 6 October 2026
2 reports- abc13.com14:34
Houston police are investigating a man's death after her was found shot and killed near W. Tidwell overnight.
- abc13.com16:01Man charged with capital murder for shooting ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in N. Houston, HPD says
David Herrera is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend after they dropped off their child at school in north Houston, HPD said in a release on Tuesday.
Wed, 7 October 2026
1 report- abc13.com18:10
Court records state the suspect called in the shooting, admitted to it on the phone, and said it was an accident.