Man arrested for fatal shooting of Santa Fe woman

  SANTA FE, TX (KTRK) -- A Santa Fe woman died Saturday and a Hitchcock man was arrested and accused of shooting her.

Around 3:15pm Saturday, Santa Fe police received several 911 calls reporting a shooter in the 4200 block of Avenue Q?. Callers then told officials a woman had been shot.

Police arrived in less than a minute to find the 42-year-old victim with multiple gunshot wounds.

Authorities transported the woman by Life Flight to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston where she later died.

William R. Parker, 44, was detained at the scene. He was treated for unknown injuries at Mainland Medical Center and then released into police custody.

A teenage female, believed to be the victim's daughter, was on scene at the time of the shooting and was not injured.

Police are interviewing several witnesses. According to investigators, it appears Parker was in a relationship with the victim and they recently separated.

The Galveston County Sheriff's Office is assisting with the crime scene investigation.

The victim's name has not been released pending notification of family members.

Please stay with Eyewitness News and abc13.com for more details as they become available.

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Woman accused of assaulting Santa Fe officers

  SANTA FE, TX (KTRK) -- A woman is accused of assaulting a pair of Santa Fe police officers as they tried to arrest for another crime.

On Monday, police were called to a home in the 5800 block of FM 646 S. When officers got there, they found two female victims who claimed they were assaulted by their roommate, Amber Garen.

Garen was spotted in a nearby yard, but fled as officers approached. After a chase, officers were attempted to take her into custody, but they say Garen fought back, kicking, punching and even biting the officers.

Garen, 22, was charged with assault on a public servant, evading arrest and assault causing bodily injury. She is being held at the Galveston County Jail on $12,500 bond.

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Homeowner displays Santa hanging by a noose

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Some residents of a local subdivision were not happy with their neighbor and his anti-Christmas display, so he has just taken it down. They called the display disturbing to look at, especially if you are a child.

Just minutes ago, the Santa was taken down. But while it was up it was an image that made this a Christmas for neighbors to remember -- and not in a good way.

The Santa is life size and appears to be a mannequin with a noose around the neck. Not the image 11-year-old Jason Austin wants to see on his street.

"I'm just gonna say it's wrong. I don't think it's right that someone should just hang Santa Claus up," said Austin.

The Santa is a stark contrast to other more traditional decorations on the street and a surprise to neighbors who've returned from Christmas vacation to see the unusual display.

"It was a bit strange. We were away for Christmas, came back on a Monday and saw. It was a bit weird seeing a hanging Santa. It's a bit weird, isn't it," said neighbor Dan Hickey.

When we asked him if he had talked to his neighbor about it, Hickey replied, "No."

No one answered when we knocked on the homeowner's door, but Sugar Land police were able to get a response. They talked to the homeowner December 23 after receiving several complaints about the hanging Santa.

"The homeowner told us he wanted to send the message that Christmas is about more than Santa Claus," said Capt. Stuart Denton with the Sugar Land Police Department.

Police say neighbors may not like the display, but the homeowner is not in violation of any laws.

Tonya Austin says the display is in violation of Christmas spirit and is upsetting to see every day.

"The street has several small children under the age of seven who still believe in Santa Claus. The hanging from a noose is violently disturbing to me," said neighbor Tonya Austin.

The homeowners association says they were in talks with the homeowner to bring down the display.

No matter how it happened, neighbors told us they're happy they don't have to look at the hanging Santa anymore.

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Car crashes through roof of Santa Fe business

Police said this car left the roadway and traveled up the railroad track embankment, then jumped the railroad tracks, flying about 100 feet through the air and crashing through the roof of a business across the street (Santa Fe Police Department)

  SANTA FE, TX (KTRK) -- Police in Santa Fe are investigating a crash that must have looked like something out of an action movie.

Officials said a commercial burglary alarm went off at Gulf Coast Aerobic Services in the 13200 block of Texas 6 early Saturday. When officers arrived around 2am, they found a crashed vehicle inside of the business.

Investigators said 20-year-old Royce Morales of Santa Fe was driving north on Avenue R at around 90mph in a 30mph zone when the accident happened.

Morales failed to negotiate a turn, officials said. The vehicle left the roadway and traveled up the railroad track embankment, which caused it to go airborne.

Police said the crash was so dynamic that the vehicle jumped the railroad tracks, flying about 100 feet through the air and crashing through the roof.

The car landed upside-down on its nose in the Gulf Coast Aerobic Services building on the opposite side of the railroad tracks.

Officials said early estimates put the damage at more than $25,000.

According to police, the driver of the car was gone by the time they arrived. Detectives said they gathered evidence from the vehicle that led them to Morales, who attempted to report the car stolen.

Police said Morales confessed to being behind the wheel during the crash. Officials are pursuing charges for reckless driving and filing a false report.

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Santa surprises young students at Houston school

Santa Claus surprised young students at Houston's Crockett Elementary School Tuesday with backpacks full of toys

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Santa Claus made a surprise visit to thousands of elementary school children across Houston on Tuesday.

Martin Perez jumped for joy at Crockett Elementary School near downtown. Instead of homework and books, he and his classmates found backpacks stuffed with toys.

"I never knew that Nicholas was coming in here to give us our backpacks," said Perez.

"If you're good, you get presents, and you get to open them. I love Santa," said Rayyah Mouilso.

Volunteer Houston has been giving holiday backpacks to children in need for 24 years. Seven thousand pre-K through second graders at 21 local schools received gifts this year.

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