Four firefighters, two others injured in collision involving fire truck in east Harris Co.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Six people were injured in a collision that involved a fire truck in east Harris County Friday night.

It happened at the intersection of Hollywood and Brown Wood Street.

According to officials with the Cloverleaf Volunteer Fire Department, four firefighters were their way to run a few errands. They were less than a block from the fire station when officials say the driver of a black Dodge pickup slammed into the side of the fire truck, flipping the emergency vehicle over.

According to witnesses, the pickup truck driver ran a stop sign.

"The truck and come hit the fire department truck, and dumped over" witness Rene Vences said.

"It's horrible. I just --- my brother. They said he's OK," said Elizabeth Beaver, whose brother was among the firefighters involved in the wreck.

Officials had to extricate two people out of the pickup. They were both taken to Ben Taub with serious injuries.

Four firefighters also were transported to be treated for minor injuries.
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Worker seriously injured while cutting down large tree in north Harris Co.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A tragic accident seriously injured a worker who was cutting down a large tree.

It happened Thursday afternoon at Bamwick and Ella in north Harris County.

Eyewitnesses say the man was working to remove the tree when it suddenly began falling the wrong direction. The man, who was tied to the tree, was thrown 20 feet into the air into another tree.

He was flown to a hospital with serious injuries.
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Conroe PD investigating drive-by shooting that injured 4

  CONROE, TX (KTRK) -- Conroe police are investigating a drive-by shooting that injured four people this morning.

It happened around 1am in the 1200 block of Pleasant Drive. Officers were called to an aggravated assault in progress. When police arrived, they found four individuals had been shot.

Investigators said witness information indicates that two groups, possibly opposing gang members, had an argument earlier in the evening and one group left the area. A short time later, police said several members returned and fired multiple rounds into a crowd of people in a drive-by.

The vehicle turned around and additional rounds were shot into the crowd as the vehicle left the area, officials said.

Conroe police located the suspect vehicle a short time later and took the sole occupant into custody. A handgun was also confiscated.

Three of the four victims were treated and released. The fourth victim is stable at Conroe Regional Medical Center, police said. According to investigators, everyone involved is between the ages of 16 and 18. The investigation is ongoing.

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Toddler, grandmother injured in SE Houston house fire

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A fire in southeast Houston injured a toddler and the child's grandmother this morning.

It happened around 2am on Kirkdale near Beamer.

Officials say the fire started in a back room of the one-story house. They both made it out but are being treated for smoke inhalation.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Six injured, including 4 kids, in car accident

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Possible confusion over who had the right of way has put four children and two adults in the hospital.

Houston police say both drivers claim to have had a green light when the two crashed at Bellaire at Rookin. Investigators say it appears the driver of a black SUV t-boned the other car, sending it crashing into a light pole.

One child was rushed to the hospital with injuries that could be serious. Three children and an adult in that car are being treated for minor injuries and the driver in the second car is also being treated.

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HFD: Two-alarm apartment complex fire that injured firefighter downtown Houston ruled arson

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Detectives at the Houston Fire Department say a two-alarm blaze that gutted a north Houston apartment complex early Friday morning was intentionally set by someone.

The raging fire was captured on home video. Flames shot high into the air as firefighters worked frantically put out the blaze at the complex on Flecher at Carl. No one was hurt but several units were damaged.

"It was 20 feet up in the air when I saw it and it went out of control," said Alfonso Salazar, who lives nearby and shot the video he sent to us through our iWitness reports.

We were there as firefighters rushed into the apartment complex at about 5am. They were already in the area responding to several trash fires.

"They were busy with these trash fires when somebody came running up and said there's a house on fire," said Joe Evans with the Houston Fire Department.

The flames were so high and the smoke so thick that one firefighter had to be wheeled out on a stretcher.

"Houston arson division will be talking to all of the people and interviewing everybody within the three-block area," said Evans.

He says the fire started on the front porch and quickly spread to attic and nine apartment units. Residents inside worked together to get out in time.

Tanea Perez woke up her mom and sisters.

"My mom and my sisters, they went out because it was like a fire," she said.

And even though they're happy to be alive, many residents wonder where they'll go from here.

"Where am i going to go? I'm going to have to get another place," said resident James Torres. "I've been laid off from work."

Right now, authorities have not identified any suspects.

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Liberty Co. crash leaves 1 dead, 1 injured, 1 jailed

  DAYTON, TX (KTRK) -- One person was dead, one was injured and another was in jail Saturday after a three-vehicle accident the day before in Liberty County.

It happened around 2:30pm Friday on FM 1960 about two miles west of Dayton.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a Dodge pickup was eastbound on FM 1960 behind a Nissan sedan. A Chevrolet Suburban was traveling west on FM 1960.

Investigators said the driver of the Nissan slowed to make a left turn onto County Road 614, but pickup struck her car from behind. The impact sent the Nissan into oncoming traffic and it was struck again by the Suburban.

Pamela Melton Raines, 51, of Dayton, was a passenger in the Nissan. Emergency responders transported her to Liberty Dayton Hospital where she later died from her injuries. She was wearing a seatbelt, officials said.

The driver of the Suburban -- a 46-year-old Dayton woman -- was rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital with broken bones. At last check, she was in critical condition. She was also wearing a seatbelt, officials said.

One person was arrested following the accident. We are working to confirm the identity of that person.

We worked with The Dayton News on this story, one of our Houston Community Newspapers partners.

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6 injured when pickup crashes into METRO bus

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Six people were injured when a Houston METRO bus T-boned a pickup truck Saturday.

It happened in northeast Houston on Laura Koppe near the Eastex Freeway.

Police say the driver of the pickup ran a red light.

The impact blew out the windshield of the truck.

Two people in the pickup and four people on the bus were transported to area hospitals. None of them were seriously injured, officials said.

The driver of the pickup received a citation for running the light and not having a license.

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One teen killed, 4 others injured after car plunges off Seawall

  GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- A car full of teenagers plunged over the edge of the Seawall in Galveston and killed one of the people inside yesterday.

The accident happened on the far east end of Seawall Boulevard early early in the morning. Police say there were five people in a Mustang when it ran off the road, went over the edge and landed on the beach.

One of them died. The four other victims were taken to the hospital. The crash is under investigation.

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Two firefighters critically injured in training accident

  BEAUMOUNT, TX (KTRK) -- Two firefighters, one from Houston and another from Georgia, were hurt in a training accident yesterday.

This happened at the 17th annual east Texas area Fall Smoke Diver School in Beaumont. Investigators did not release specific details. They would only say the two firefighters suffered heat-related injuries in two separate accidents.

Both firefighters are listed in critical condition.

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At least one injured in shootout in southwest Houston

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police are trying to sort out the details of a massive shootout Wednesday afternoon in southwest Houston.

Dozens of shots were fired between two cars driving along Dairy Ashford near Bellaire. Witnesses tell us at around 2pm they heard anywhere from 20 to 50 gunshots. They say they saw someone in a car shooting at a group of people in another car. And that second car reportedly returned fire.

The mother of one shooting victim says her son, 21-year-old Denzel Redman, was shot in the arm.

"He's in the hospital. He blocked them from shooting him in his face. But I was told they tried to kill him," she said.

Police are still investigating and searching for the suspects.

Witnesses tell us after the shooting they saw a man wearing a white t-shirt and only one shoe running down the street.

Police have not been able to confirm any other details.

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Injured Texans fans talk about falling panel

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- For the first time we are hearing from two men who were injured, hit on the head by a large piece of metal that fell from an electronic sign during Sunday's Texans game.

Scott Woodard showed us the gash on this head that is still healing and remembers the moment a large piece of metal hit him in the head.

"Texans were coming down for a drive, and next thing you know, bam, something hit me. I thought it was a beer bottle or something hard. Checked my head and there was blood," he said.

Woodard wasn't the only person hit.

"I was sitting here, all of a sudden, something just whacked me and I was out of it and I didn't know what happened. I was trying to get my senses back," said Brian Black.

Black, who was sitting two seats away from Woodard, was hit by the flat side of the metal and he ended up with a knot on his head. It was Woodard who began bleeding from his gash, eventually needing seven staples in his scalp. But what was most frustrating was the long wait for an ambulance.

"I think it was somewhere around an hour plus while we were waiting, and I was a little shocked I couldn't get this done," said Woodard.

Despite our repeated attempts, Reliant officials have not spoken on camera, just releasing a statement on Monday.

Reliant says fan mischief may be to blame for the falling metal, but our legal analyst says even if it was mischief, the facility is still responsible.

"I don't care if it's mischief or not, nobody should run the risk if they go to a game of being hit with some paneling that's loose," said KTRK legal analyst Joel Androphy.

Both Black and Woodard have hired attorney Brent Coon, who said the two men had not gotten much rest since Sunday and were hoping to bring some closure with today's news conference.

Coon said they're "just fans supporting the team. I think they're fans still wanting to support the team."

As an engineer for NASA, Woodard is concerned over the design and construction issues associated with the equipment which fell on his head.

Woodard said they both want to make sure that an incident like this doesn't happen again to their fellow Texans fans.

"What if that thing hit a baby?" Black asked.

Coon added the panels cover the LED screens that encircle the entire stadium and that whatever caused this panel to fall off Sunday could potentially cause a similar incident in the future.

Both men said they still plan to attend Texans games at Reliant Stadium.

"I'm a Texans fan, ready to get back," Woodard said.

"I'll bring a hard hat next time," said Black.

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Texans fan injured at Reliant Stadium speaks out

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- For the first time, we're hearing from a Texans fan who was smacked in the head by a falling piece of equipment during Sunday's game at Reliant Stadium.

It turns out he was badly injured and has hired an attorney.

Marcie Van Matre says she was sitting with her boyfriend, Scott Woodard, in Section 115.

"We were all excited. We were in our white jerseys for White Out Day," Van Matre said.

At that point, the Texans were losing 3-0 but there was also trouble in the stands when a metal object came flying from above.

"It hit my neighbor and I looked at him first, because I saw it hit him first and he got a knot on his head. Then when I looked over at Scott, it hit his scalp and he had blood gushing down," Van Matre said.

Cell phone photos show Woodard after a long section of a metal frame that had been attached to one of the scoreboard signs dislodged and fell on him.

"I didn't know what was going on. I thought someone had hit me over the head with a beer bottle," Woodard told us in a phone interview Monday.

Compounding Woodard's issues, he claims that medical attention was slow in coming.

"I was injured in the first quarter and they didn't have an ambulance for me until the final hour," he said.

"It was just scary being in an emergency situation and it taken that long for help," Van Matre said.

Woodard says he now has seven staples in his scalp and has slept little since going to a game he saw little of.

As engineer for NASA, Woodard is concerned over the design and construction issues associated with the equipment which fell on his head.

He's hired Brent Coon to handle the case.

"We are obtaining a temporary restraining order to preserve the evidence and allow us the opportunity to further inspect the equipment involved, the pieces that fell, why they fell, and whatever else the investigation draws to our attention," Coon said in a statement released Monday. "Maybe they should have given out helmets instead of 'terrible towels' for fan appreciation day."

Reliant Park released a statement Monday as well, blaming the incident on "mischief":

"First and foremost our concern is for the well being of the two guests that were injured as well as the safety of all of the Reliant Park guests. At approximately 12:40 p.m. CT September 9, 2012 at Reliant Stadium an aluminum cover for one of the North end zone LED display boards dislodged and fell approximately 15 ft. to 18 ft. onto the guests seated below. One guest was treated at the scene by event medical staff and transported to an area hospital at approximately 1:35 p.m. for additional medical treatment. The other guest was treated and returned to the event. At the conclusion of the game, the manufacturer (Daktronics) reinspected all of the panels. We are continuing to work with the manufacturer to determine what caused the panel to fall, but at this time it appears that the cause may have been mischief."

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Texans fan injured by falling debris at Reliant

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A man was injured by falling debris Sunday at Reliant Stadium during the Houston Texans season opener against the Miami Dolphins.

According to security at the stadium, an access panel to one of the end zone LED display boards dislodged and fell into a seating area around 12:45pm.

The panel landed on one fan. He was transported to an area hospital. Officials do not believe the injuries are life-threatening.

Some witnesses say they saw the commotion but didn't know exactly what had happened.

It was about 45 minutes after kickoff when Texans fan Scott Byrne says he captured a photo of the panel that fell as it was being carried out by stadium staff.

Byrne tells us some fans thought a drink had been thrown at first and that's what caused the commotion.

Many fans left the game celebrating the Texans' victory, unaware of what had happened inside.

"I didn't hear about it until you told me just now," Celso Hernandez said. "I hope he's ok and prayers go out to his family."

This isn't the first incident involving fans as the football season gets underway.

Jonathan Kelly, 25, fell about 60 feet to his death during the Texans pre-season game against the Vikings on August 30. Kelly was seen riding the handrails of an escalator several stories high. The medical examinder ruled his death an accident.

"It was a happy day but it was unfortunate someone got hurt," Will Beinert said. "That's always a sad thing."

There was also a video posted by a fan on YouTube that showed a brawl in the upper deck. The person who uploaded it says it's from the August 18 Texans-49ers preseason game. The verbal confrontation turned physical before it appears the people involved broke it up themselves.

"It's unfortunate," Becca Breinert said. "Everybody is here for the same reason, trying to have a good time. You meet amazing people."

As people left the stadium Sunday evening, their thoughts turned to their fellow fan who was just there to cheer his team on.

"I feel sorry for him. Golly, I saw the gash on someone's phone and it was bad," Izzy Vences said. "I don't know how badly he's hurting or how he feels but he deserves something out of it, I think."

Byrne says about six to eight seats were empty in the area where the object fell Sunday, but some of those fans were in their seats for the second half.

Reliant security also tells us there was a medical incident on level 5 Sunday, believed to be a heart attack. The man was stable when he was transported to the hospital.

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Driver accused of causing two accidents injured

Police say the driver of a car hit another vehicle in north Houston and then fled the scene.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A driver who is blamed for causing two accidents is now in the hospital in critical condition.

Police say the driver of a Mitsubishi hit another vehicle on Sampson and Navigation then drove away. The driver of the other car sped after the Mitsubishi.

The Mitsubishi driver hit another car and then crashed into a pole.

The driver was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

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Officer injured while arresting burglary suspect

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A police officer was injured while arresting a burglary suspect.

It happened around 5am on Elser near Bigelow in north Houston.

Police say the female officer found the suspect pushing a shopping cart with a bike and other times. She took him into custody, but he broke free.

That officer injured her hand before cuffing him again. She was treated for the injury. Other police arrived and assisted.

The suspect's name has not been released.

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3 killed, 3 injured in night club shooting

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police were searching Sunday for a gunman who fatally shot three people and injured three others outside a northeast Houston night club.

It happened around 2am at Club I.C.U. in the 9500 block of Mesa Drive near Rinn.

Police said two groups were at the bar, both celebrating birthdays, when a fight broke out between two women.

The fight spilled outside to the parking lot and grew in size. Suddenly, police said an unidentified man who had been inside the club pulled out a gun and fired several shots into the crowd.

"I come outside they started fighting," club owner Tommy Wyatt said. "We thought we had broke it up. The next thing I heard a gun fire."

Dozens of people ducked for cover but at least six were shot -- three men and three women.

Yvette McNeal was standing near the shooter when she saw the gun.

"A guy just got trigger happy," she said. "He wanted to shoot, play Rambo and started shooting."

According to police, 38-year-old Gilbert Kibble and 22-year-old Curtis Steward died at the scene.

Felipe Castillo, 26, was rushed to Ben Taub General Hospital where he died.

The three women were taken to area hospitals with gunshot wounds, but investigators said their injuries were not life-threatening.

According to officials, at least two of the victims were intentionally gunned down, and the others may have been hit by stray bullets.

All six victims were said by their families to be related. Now, their loved ones are preparing to plan funerals.

The killer remains on the loose. He is described only as a black male. Anyone with information that could help police solve this crime can call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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3 killed, 1 injured in 3-vehicle Houston crash

  HOUSTON -- Three people are dead and one person was hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on a rain-slick street in northwest Houston.

The crash happened just before 6 p.m. Wednesday when a car rounded a curve, hydroplaned and veered into oncoming traffic. Police Sgt. Nora Perry tells the Houston Chronicle another car and a pickup truck then slammed into the first car.

A passenger in the second car died outright, while the driver of the car and a passenger in the first car later died at a hospital. The driver of the first car was taken to Northwest Memorial Hermann Hospital. His condition was not available. The driver of the truck was not injured.

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Three killed, two others injured during shooting outside night club

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Three people are dead and two more injured after a shooting early Wednesday morning. Hundreds had gathered outside the Scores Cabaret in southwest Houston after a Juneteenth rap concert, and that's when someone opened fire.

That shooting happened right in the parking lot just a few steps away from the door. Police say the chaos had hundreds of people running for cover.

Outside Club Blue on Westpark, balloons are now a reminder of the five people who were shot in the parking lot early Wednesday morning.

Two women say their uncle, who's popularly known as "Dinky," is among the three victims who died.

Quitta said, "Just sad, and heartache and pain."

Police say the shooting happened shortly after a concert featuring Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth wrapped up. That concert was billed as part of a Juneteenth celebration at a strip club next door. Witnesses say the suspects fired between 20 and 40 rounds.

Ashley, a friend of one of the victims, said, "It was just heartbreaking, you know. I couldn't believe it."

Ashley, who didn't want to show her face or give her last name, told me her best friend Erica Dodson was also killed outside the club. Police say the single mother of three was an innocent victim who was just walking to her car.

"She was like an everyday person, I seen her every day," Ashley said. Just to hear the fact that, you know, that she's gone, it's really, really heartbroken."

Investigators say it's possible the Westpark shooting is gang-related. They say it could be connected to a domestic issue involving one of the male victims who received death threats recently. Now Ashley is asking why.

"Just by her walking from the store, going to the car, she's hit. She's dead," she said.

Trae Tha Truth's publicist tells Eyewitness News the musician suffered minor injuries from a bullet wound to the shoulder. A photo of Trae in his hospital gown was tweeted just before he was discharged from the hospital. Police are also calling him an innocent victim.

Police have not officially released the names of the victims. The big problem right now is that they say they need the community's help with leads on the suspects. They are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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Three injured in boat crash in Lake Conroe

  CONROE, TX (KTRK) -- Three people are in stable condition after firefighters say their boat struck a bridge support last night.

It happened around 11pm along the FM 1097 Long bridge on Lake Conroe in Montgomery County.

The North Montgomery County Fire Department says the boat was going northbound in the lake before crashing into the bridge support. Crews placed the three victims on their emergency boat before transporting them to Conroe Regional Hospital.

Investigators are still trying to figure out why the boat crashed.

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