Houston father shot to death feet away from his family

Police are investigating a murder outside a southeast Houston home where they a say a father was killed just feet away from his family

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A Houston father was shot and killed overnight just a few feet away from his family.

John Steven Martinez was ambushed around 10pm in the driveway of his southeast Houston home on Ashburn.

Police say the suspects followed Martinez home and confronted him in the driveway when he got out of his car.

Martinez's family was inside and heard yelling, then a gunshot.

When they came outside, he was bleeding in the driveway.

He later died from his injuries at an area hospital.

The killers remain on the loose. Police say they are interviewing multiple witnesses who saw the suspects flee the scene.

Investigators believe robbery was the motive, but it's not yet clear if they got away with anything.

Police plan to release a suspect description later today.

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Sugar Land police: Baby dies after left by father in hot car

A child was discovered dead after reportedly being left inside a vehicle all day.

  SUGAR LAND, TX (KTRK) -- Charges have not been filed after a father left his seven-month-old in his vehicle and later found the baby dead.

Police say the father dropped off his older children at school yesterday morning and then drove to work, all while the baby was in the truck. He drove back home to Sugar Land and realized what happened when his wife called to check on the children.

Authorities say he ran outside and found the baby dead inside the vehicle. The incident is still under investigation.

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Father charged in connection with toddler's drowning

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A father is facing a felony charge after his daughter drowned in the family's bathtub.

Randall Lee Johnson, 26, is charged with injury to a child by omission. On April 6, Johnson's 16-month-old daughter, Teddi Johnson, drowned in the bathtub.

According to court documents, a deputy arriving at the mobile home found the bathtub had overflowed, spilling water into the bathroom. Witnesses said Teddi been in the tub for a bath, along with her two-year-old sister. The water was reportedly running, and the girls' father was in another room taking a phone call.

Johnson's girlfriend went to check on the girls and discovered Teddi floating in the tub and attempted to perform CPR. She was taken to Hermann Hospital where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Johnson reportedly admitted smoking marijuana on the day of the drowning. Teddi's cause of death was drowning, and the manner of death is listed as homicide on the autopsy report.

Bond in the case has been set at $30,000.

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