HPD says several weapons were involved; suspect ran but was later taken into custody
A family disturbance between two adult brothers in southeast Houston escalated into a deadly altercation Friday night, according to police. (OnScene, Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – Houston police said a family disturbance between two adult brothers escalated into a violent confrontation Friday night in southeast Houston.
Officers with the Houston Police Department’s Southeast Patrol Division were called around 8 p.m. to the 2500 block of Craigmont Street, near Telephone Road.
Investigators said the argument turned into an altercation in which both brothers produced weapons and struggled over them.
During the struggle, one brother was shot outside on the street, police said. Detectives are still working to determine who had which weapon and when during the incident.
Police said the suspected shooter fled the scene on foot but was later apprehended.
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T.J. Parker joined KPRC 2 in June 2023 and is happy to be back in Houston. Before coming back to the Lone Star State, T.J. was a reporter in Miami at WSVN Channel 7. There he covered all things up and down the south Florida coast.