2-year-old found dead in car: Michael Essien and his 2-year-old son killed in SW Houston a week after new baby arrived!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – A family speaks up after a father was shot and killed at a gas station in southwest Houston and his two-year-old son was found dead in his stolen car two miles away. According to Houston police, Michael Essien met a man at a gas station in the 5500 block of El Camino Del Rey and Chimney Rock on Tuesday around 1:45 p.m. The two got into an argument and, for reasons unknown, the suspect pulled out a gun and shot Essien. Then he drove off in…

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2-year-old found dead in car: Houston police charge 38-year-old with murder, evidence tampering in southwest side killings!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – A 38-year-old man was arrested and charged Wednesday morning after a father was shot and killed, and the victim’s child was found dead inside a stolen SUV less than 24 hours ago in southwest Houston. Police said the man is facing murder and tampering with evidence. The Houston Police Department said the suspect’s name and photo of custody would be issued once charges are filed in court. ABC13 was the only crew to arrest police who detained someone who matches the description of a man seen…

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Person of interest arrested in shooting death that led to discovery of 2-year-old found dead inside stolen SUV in SW Houston!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – A person of concern is in custody Wednesday morning after a man was shot dead and a child was found dead in a stolen car less than 24 hours ago in southwest Houston. ABC13 was the only crew there when police arrived just before 5 a.m. at an apartment complex down the street from the original shooting scene at Building 5500 of El Camino Del Rey and Chimney Rock and arrested a person who matches the description of a man seen in the surveillance video. It…

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Houston police chase today: Suspect in Altima captured after refusing to stop during pursuit that ended on southeast side!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – One suspect is being held after authorities said he led them on a 90-mph chase from southeast to southwest Houston late Monday night. Police told ABC13 that it all started just before 10:30 p.m. on Martin Luther King Boulevard, as officers tried to stop the driver of a black Nissan Altima who was driving recklessly. The driver refused to stop, which led to the chase. During the chase, officials say, he threw marijuana out of the car, then set off on foot on Funmeadow Road near…

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