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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Man at large after fatally shooting driver in face

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Police say a killer who shot a man in cold blood moments after a heated argument is now on the loose.

The victim was shot in the face around 9:20pm Friday on Joliet near Uvalde in southeast Houston.

Police say the victim and his killer were both inside a truck when they got into an argument.

The victim stopped the truck and got out. That's when witnesses say they could hear the men yelling at each other.

According to investigators, the victim opened the door of the truck and the passenger shot him at least twice. He died at the scene. His name has not been released.

The killer took off in the vehicle, which is described as a black two-door pickup.

Anyone with information on this crime can call Houston police or Crime Stoppers.

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Murder suspect at large, charged in fatal club shooting

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police have charged a suspect in a fatal shooting that happened at a northeast Houston night club earlier this month, but they need your help to track him down.

Harold Brown, also known as "Scooby," is charged with capital murder. He is accused of fatally shooting three men and wounding three women September 2 at Club I.C.U. on Mesa Road.

Two male victims, 38-year-old Gilbert Kibble and 22-year-old Curtis Steward were pronounced dead at the scene. The third man, 26-year-old Felipe Castillo was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

All six victims suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The three women who were hit had non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

According to witnesses, two women had an argument inside the club and it spilled into the parking lot. Moments later, a large fight broke out.

Police say that's when Brown, 31, pulled out a gun and began shooting into the crowd.

Anyone with information on this crime or Brown's whereabouts is to contact the HPD Homicide Divison at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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Two dead in southwest Houston triple shooting, suspects at large

Police said three people were shot at this home in southwest Houston early Saturday

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Two people are dead and another injured after a shooting in a southwest Houston neighborhood.

Police responded to a shooting call on Dairy Brook Drive near Brookwulf around 3:34am Saturday.

When officers arrived, they found three people shot in an alley.

Treaon Bush, 24, and Tremaine Burnett, 21, were already dead.

The third male victim was transported to an area hospital. At last check, that person's condition was unknown.

The motive has not yet been established.

Police said they are searching for three black male suspects in a newer-model, dark-colored BMW. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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2-alarm blaze damages large home on Lake Conroe

  CONROE, TX (KTRK) -- Firefighters battled a 2-alarm house fire at a large home on Lake Conroe early Sunday.

The fire broke out at around 4am at a home on La Jolla Circle just off Walden Road.

When the Conroe Fire Department arrived, they said heavy flames were shooting through the roof.

Conroe firefighters quickly called for a second alarm as winds fanned the flames on the almost 6,000-sf home and threatened neighbors houses.

According to officials, fire hydrant pressure was low, causing additional problems.

Help soon arrived from Willis, North Montgomery County, Lake Conroe, New Waverly, Splendora, River Plantation and Montgomery Fire Departments.

The fire was brought under control after 5am.

The home, which was appraised last year at $675,000, sustained extensive damage.

The owners of the home were out of town, officials said. No one was injured.

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2 arrested, 3 at large after convenience store robbery

  CHANNELVIEW, TX (KTRK) -- Five suspects in were involved in one robbery. Right now, two are in custody but Harris County deputies say three remain at large.

Deputies say the five men walked into the Super Quick on Woodforest near Dell Dale around 11:45pm Friday. Workers at the store and neighbors say they are on high alert right now knowing three of those masked gunmen are still on the streets.

"They said, 'Give me more money, more money or I'm going to shoot you,'" said store clerk Heumyun Ahmed.

Ahmed and his cousin were just about to close the place when five masked gunmen rushed inside demanding money and threatening to kill the clerks.

A quick-thinking customer alerted deputies to the robbery but not before the gunmen locked Ahmed and his cousin in the store's restroom. Those robbers ran off.

Deputies say they were able to apprehend one suspect who was hiding under a car at a nearby auto shop. Another was found trying to hide under a rubber mat at a home.

Ahmed says he recognized one of the thieves as a regular customer.

"We said to them, 'Don't shoot me. I have a child. Don't shoot me. Whatever you need, just take it,'" said Ahmed.

There is no word on what they took, and officials have not released descriptions of the three suspects who escaped.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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