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    May 14, 2012

    Samuel Moreno-Mares, 25, Bayou Body Count No. 57

    A DJ was shot and killed as he came home after work early Sunday morning, police say. Samuel Moreno-Mares, 25, parked in front of his apartment complex in the 800 block of Grow on the northwest side about 3:30 a.m. when someone attempted to rob him, police say. "Moreno-Mares then ran inside the ap ... More >>

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    April 23, 2012

    David N. Washington, 41, Bayou Body Count No. 47

    Masked gunman broke into a garage-like apartment in northeast Houston and began shooting, killing one of three men playing video games, police say. David N. Washington, 41, was shot around midnight by one of the two masked gunman. Others in the place were able to escape or hide. The two men are st ... More >>

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    April 23, 2012

    Unidentified Male, 26, Robbed in His Driveway, Bayou Body Count No. 48

    A 26-year-old northside man was killed Sunday night when he met a robber on his driveway, police say. The victim, whose identity has not been released, arrived home with his family in the 300 block of San Fernando about 9 p.m. Sunday when he was confronted by "a tall, stocky black male in his 20s ... More >>

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    March 14, 2012

    Unidentified Male Partygoer, Bayou Body Count No. 33

    Ain't no party like a Tuesday-night party on the south side. Police got a call shortly after midnight this morning about a loud party in the 4400 block of Allison. "As officers and security guards attempted to disperse a large crowd," HPD says, "several gunshots were heard." A man whose identity ... More >>

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    March 6, 2012

    Woman on Way to Work Finds Corpse in Car, Bayou Body Count No. 29

    Heading into work on a Monday morning is difficult enough. You really don't need to be discovering dead bodies on the way. But that's what happened to one northwest-side woman as she left for work about 7:30 a.m. Monday, Houston police say. The woman "noticed a red 1991 Toyota Corolla parked in th ... More >>

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    January 17, 2012

    Michael Ray Cooper, 28, Bayou Body Count No. 8

    Shot to death by a visitor​A man was shot to death in his Sunnyside home Sunday evening, police say. Michael Ray Cooper, 28, had a visitor to his home in the 3600 block of Bloomfield about noon Sunday. "At some point during the visit, the suspect shot and killed Cooper," HPD says. "After the ... More >>

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    January 4, 2012

    Unidentified Male Drive-By Victim, Bayou Body Count No. 1

    A 31-year-old man who was killed in a drive-by shooting became the first murder victim of 2012 Tuesday evening. The man, whose name has not been released, was driving in the 4400 block of Ward about 7:20 p.m. "when a newer model silver Dodge Caliber pulled up next to him," Houston police say. Some ... More >>

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    December 20, 2011

    Unidentified Male Shot at Club, Bayou Body Count No. 195

    Dead in a westside restaurant/club.​Homicide police are investigating the death of a man found shot to death at a westside restaurant and club last week. The man, whose identity has not been released pending notification to family members, was shot in Clayton's Restaurant and Club in the 190 ... More >>

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    December 19, 2011

    Unidentified Male, 21, Bayou Body Count No. 192

    Early morning death​A man was shot to death in an apparent robbery attempt on the south side early Sunday morning, police say. The murder occurred about 2:30 a.m. in the 3500 block of Dixie Drive. The male victim, whose name has not been released, was found dead by police. Witnesses said "the ... More >>

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    December 19, 2011

    Unidentified Female with No Known Family, 31, Bayou Body Count No. 193

    Someone must know her.​The body of a female was found on the side of a southeast-side road Friday morning, and police are trying to track down any relatives. The woman, who police say suffered "sharp force trauma to her body," was found in the 4100 block of River Drive about 8 a.m. December 1 ... More >>

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    December 12, 2011

    Patrone Brooks, 37, Bayou Body Count No. 190

    Bullet casings that may be relevant.​Police are investigating a Sunnyside death that raises some questions. Patrone Brooks, 37, was taken to Ben Taub Hospital about 9:30 p.m. Sunday night, where he died of blunt force trauma. Police were called, and an investigation led them to the 4200 bloc ... More >>

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    November 29, 2011

    Unidentified Car-Wash Customer, 28, Bayou Body Count No. 186

    Killed in a daylight robbery​A customer at a westside car wash was killed in broad daylight Monday when two men tried to rob him, police say. The 28-year-old victim, whose name was not released pending notification of his family, was shot about 11:15 a.m. in the 10700 block of Harwin, HPD say ... More >>

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    November 21, 2011

    Horace Jackson, 56, Bayou Body Count No. 179

    Shot by a man with a "poofy" pony tail.​A man was shot to death at his Third Ward home by a masked attacker, police say. Horace Jackson, 56, was killed shortly before midnight Saturday at his home in the 6200 block of Sherwood. He suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was found lying on th ... More >>

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    October 31, 2011

    Unidentified Male Drive-By Victim, 18, Bayou Body Count No. 169

    Drive-by at a dance hall​A drive-by shooting at a far westside nightclub left an 18-year-pld man dead early Saturday morning, police say. The man, whose identity has not been released pending notification of family members, was walking in the parking lot of the Royal Palace party hall in the ... More >>

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    October 21, 2011

    Aaron Andrew Flores, 43, Bayou Body Count No. 159

    Little information on a murder.​A man standing in front of his residence at 2 a.m. today was shot in the chest and died. Aaron Andrew Flores, 43, was shot in the 10200 block of Telephone Road, police say. "The suspect or suspects then fled the scene in an unidentified vehicle," HPD says, but ... More >>

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    October 17, 2011

    Unidentified Male, 24, Bayou Body Count No. 155

    Lured to his death, cops say.​A man was lured to his death on the southwest side early Sunday morning, police say. A 24-year-old man, whose name was not released, was lured by two women to the back of a condo development in the 93-- block of Country Creek about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, the Houston C ... More >>

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    October 3, 2011

    Dominique Curry, 20, Bayou Body Count No. 151

    Death in the afternoon​A man was shot to death in broad daylight in a southside apartment complex Sunday, police say. Dominique Curry, 20, was killed about 3:20 p.m. when he was shot in the parking lot ofthe complex in the 7400 block of Calhoun. He was taken to a hospital where he died. "The ... More >>

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    September 15, 2011

    Unidentified Male in Wild Shootout, Bayou Body Count No. 142

    Bullets were flying.​A wild shootout in a southwest side apartment complex last night left one man dead and two injured. No names have been released, but Houston police say the gunfire began last night about 11 p.m. in the 8300 block of South Course. One man was shot in the head and is in th ... More >>

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    September 12, 2011

    Unidentified Male, 26, Bayou Body Count No. 141

    Shot for having no drugs, police say.​A man seeking drugs shot and killed another man on the southwest side Sunday evening. The 26-year-old male victim, whose name has not been released pending verification, was sitting in a garage with two other males about 7:25 p.m. Sunday when a man walked ... More >>

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    June 13, 2011

    Nathan Eugene Davis, 44, Bayou Body Count No. 80

    Cross-dresser found shot in head​A man reportedly dressed in women's clothing was found shot to death near an apartment complex Dumpster this morning, police say. The victim, whose identity has not been released, had been shot in the head and left in a complex in the 13300 block of Northborou ... More >>

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    May 9, 2011

    Unidentified Man, 66, Bayou Body Count No. 62

    Signs of a struggle.​HPD homicide investigators are looking into the death of a 66-year-old man who was found dead in an assisted-living center amid signs of a struggle. The man, whose identity has not been released pending notification of his family, was found in his room in the 600 block of ... More >>

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    April 4, 2011

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 45

    Beaten by a baseball bat outside a bar​A brawl outside a southwest bar last night ended with one man dying after being beaten with a baseball bat and another in the hospital after being run over by a car. The dead man's identity has not been released. The condition of the other victim also ha ... More >>

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    March 28, 2011

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 41

    Stabbed but kept on walking.​The body of a man who had walked "for some distance" after being stabbed repeatedly was found in a westside apartment complex Sunday morning, police say. A resident of the complex, in the 1600 block of Blalock, discovered the body lying in the center of an open ar ... More >>

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    March 22, 2011

    Unidentified Males, Bayou Body Count No. 36 and 37

    Two men shot dead.​Two unidentified men were shot dead around 2 a.m. Sunday, March 20 at 6200 West Bellfort. Police report the victims were in the parking lot of an apartment complex waiting for the suspect to return a phone to him. The phone was found at a convenience story in the 11100 bloc ... More >>

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    March 14, 2011

    Unidentified Male, 22, Bayou Body Count No. 29

    Fatal shooting on the west side​A robbery in a westside apartment led to the death of a young man Friday night, police say. The 22-year-old victim, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of his family, was visiting friends in an apartment in the 2700 block of Briargrove, near W ... More >>

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    March 14, 2011

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 30

    Drive-by victim on the south side​A tag team of drive-by killers left a man dead in a southside apartment complex Saturday night, police said. The man, whose identity still has to be verified, had been driving a car that smashed into two parked cars at an apartment complex in the 5000 block o ... More >>

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    February 28, 2011

    Quintana Patterson, 18, Bayou Body Count No. 25

    A 4 a.m. shooting outside a bar​An 18-year-old girl was in the parking lot of a northside bar at 4 a.m. Saturday and ended up dead from a gunshot. Quintana Patterson was shot in the head "when an unknown black male began shooting" in the parking lot of the Takeover Club in the 2800 block of B ... More >>

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    February 22, 2011

    Bank Robbers Now Look Like Your Dad

    ​Ah, a Tuesday afternoon in a Spirit of Texas Bank branch down on Bay Area Boulevard. Someone's dad is calmly waiting on line, wearing the usual dad outfit of a sport shirt, "I'm retired" stubble and -- wait a second, what's that he's holding in his hand? Your Dad's robbing a bank! The FBI s ... More >>

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    February 21, 2011

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 21

    Lots of questions about a shooting​A strange set of circumstances left an unidentified male dead from a shooting on the northeast side early Sunday morning. Houston police say the victim, whose name was not released, was traveling southbound in the northboud lanes of Homestead about 3:30 a.m. ... More >>

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    January 18, 2011

    Patrick Borrego, 40, Bayou Body Count No. 7

    Dead in a bar parking lot​A man whose body was found at 5 a.m. in an eastside bar parking lot died later at the hospital, Houston police say. Patrick Borrego, 40, of Pasadena, "suffered sharp force wounds" and died at Ben Taub Hospital, HPD says. Police received a call saying a body had been ... More >>

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    November 11, 2010

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 270

    Carjacking death on the northeast side​A man was shot to death as his car was being stolen last night on the northeast side, Houston police say. The victim, whose name was not released, was confronted in the 6200 block of Sayers about 9 p.m. by an unknown assailant. The victim was shot, and t ... More >>

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    November 1, 2010

    Unidentified Male, 36, Bayou Body Count No. 265

    Gas station argument at 3 a.m. results in death​An argument on the northwest side exploded into gunfire early Sunday morning, leaving one man dead and another wounded, police say.The two victims were at a gas station in the 5600 block of North Shepard about 3 a.m. Sunday when an argument with a gr ... More >>

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    October 22, 2010

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 256

    A man was shot to death as he and his two brothers tried to stop a man from breaking into his car on the northwest side early Thursday morning, police say.The victim, whose identity was not released, saw the suspect about 4:20 a.m. and went out to confront him with his two brothers, HPD says.An alte ... More >>

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    October 19, 2010

    Inocencio Martinez-Solis, 36, Bayou Body Count No. 250

    Shot to death despite a nearby cop​A shooting at a southwest side car wash -- while a cop was investigating a traffic accident next door -- left a 36-year-old man dead, police say.I(nocencio Martinez-Solis was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene in the 7100 block of Alder Street abo ... More >>

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    October 11, 2010

    Unidentified Female, Bayou Body Count No. 243

    Another woman found strangled downtown​Less than two weeks after a homeless person was found strangled to death near downtown's Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, another woman has been found dead "from neck trauma" at the old Downtown YMCA.The victim, whose name has not yet been released, was foun ... More >>

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    October 4, 2010

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 237

    Shot several times and left for dead​A man was shot several times Friday night on the northeast side and was pronounced dead at the scene, police say.The man, whose identity was not released, was shot about 9:50 p.m. Friday in the 5200 block of Market, near Wheatley High School.HPD says it got a c ... More >>

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    October 1, 2010

    Unidentified Man, Bayou Body Count No. 235

    Shot in the chest, but little else known​There's very little information about a man dead from a gunshot wound on the south side Thursday afternoon.The victim, whose identity was not released, was found shot in the chest shortly before 3 p.m. in the 4500 block of Maggie.What HPD has to say about i ... More >>

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    September 30, 2010

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 233

    Stabbed at an auto-repair shop​A man was found stabbed to death in the parking lot of an auto-repair shop on the southeast side, Houston police say.The victim, whose identity has not been released, was discovered about 10:50 a.m. Wednesday in the 2900 block of Starmount."A blue Ford two-door hatch ... More >>

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    September 30, 2010

    Unidentified Female, Bayou Body Count No. 234

    Strangled outside a church​An apparently homeless woman was found strangled to deathnear the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart downtown this morning, police say.Her name was not released, and an autopsy will be done to officially determine the cause of death, although police said she had "suffered ... More >>

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    September 16, 2010

    Unidentified Female, 60, Bayou Body Count No. 222

    Found strangled in her apartment​A 60-year-old woman who was largely confined to her bed was found strangled on the northwest side, and police believe robbery was a motive.The woman's caretaker arrived at the apartment in the 10 block of Burress about 3 p.m. Wednesday and found the woman, whose na ... More >>

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    August 18, 2010

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 202

    Night at the sports bar ends badly​A man walking home from a bar was shot as he entered an apartment complex on the northwest side early Tuesday, police said.The victim, whose identity has not been verified, was shot several times and was pronounced dead at the scene a little before 2 a.m.Police s ... More >>

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    August 17, 2010

    Unidentified Male, 35, Bayou Body Count No. 200

    Dead but as yet unnamed​A man who shot Saturday morning on the southeast side of town died Sunday, police said today.The male victim, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of family, was shot several times a little before 9 a.m. Saturday in the 6100 block of the Gulf Freeway.Police ... More >>

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    August 17, 2010

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 201

    Struggling out to the street​A man was found shot dead in the street on the northeast side of town this morning.The victim, whose name was not released pending notification of his family, was shot a little after midnight in the 6800 block of Henley, police said.Witnesses reported hearing several g ... More >>

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    August 9, 2010

    Albert Randle III, 23, Bayou Body Count No. 194

    Friday night fight in a bar​A bar shooting near the Third Ward left a 23-year-old man dead Friday night.Police received a call shortly before midnight about a shooting at C. Phil's Bar at 401 Alemda Road. Whent hey got there they discovered Albert Randle III had been shot in the chest.He was trans ... More >>

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    July 21, 2010

    Unidentified Female, Bayou Body Count No. 182

    Dead in the median​The body of a partially clothed female was found dead in the 12600 block of Hillcroft Sunday morning.Police say a female witness saw the body in the grassy median of the street and called police. The body, on which identification was pending, had multiple wounds to the body and ... More >>

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    July 8, 2010

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body County No. 170

    Dead from a chest wound​A man was found dead of a gunshot would to the chest behind a shopping center on the far west side yesterday morning.Police were notified of the body and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. His identity has yet to be verified by the Harri ... More >>

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    July 1, 2010

    Ryan Chase Winters, 24, Bayou Body Count No. 162

    Info needed, police say​A passerby in the Third Ward discovered Wednesday the body of a man who had been shot to death.Investigators have identified the deceased as Ryan Chase Winters, 24, but they have no suspects or witnesses at this time.The body was discovered in the 3000 block of Prospect by ... More >>

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    May 26, 2010

    Unidentified Male, 34, Bayou Body Count No. 127

    Shot in his car and DOA​A 34-year-old man was gunned down in an apartment complex on the northwest side of town Tuesday morning, police say.The identity of the victim, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on the scene in the 5300 block of Deep Forest, was being withheld pen ... More >>

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    May 24, 2010

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 121

    Dead, without details​A body found in one location has been traced to a murder in another location, but beyond that Houston police aren't saying much.Around noon on Saturday someone discovered a dead body in the 12100 block of White Cap Lane, the victim of a fatal assault.An "investigation reveale ... More >>

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