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Person dead after being shot in chest in Houston's Independence Heights area
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Person dead after being shot in chest in Houston’s Independence Heights area

  • October 9, 2026

Police responded to a report of a person laying on the ground.

E. 44th Street shooting (KPRC 2)

HOUSTON – An investigation is underway after a person was found shot to death in the Independence Heights area of Houston.

The scene is located at 218 E. 44th Street, just off N. Main Street and near Crosstimbers.

Houston police say they were called to the location around 2:25 p.m. after getting a report of a person laying on the ground. They arrived and found a person dead with a gunshot wound to the chest.

Other details are limited at this time. Police are at the scene investigating.

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Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.

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