{"id":101603,"date":"2025-12-26T20:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T20:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/101603\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T20:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T20:13:08","slug":"fatal-east-downtown-shooting-referred-to-harris-county-grand-jury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/101603\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatal East Downtown shooting referred to Harris County Grand Jury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Houston police say shooter claims self-defense in fatal incident after man pulls knife<\/p>\n<p>Harris County Grand Jury to review evidence after an EaDo shooting that killed 33-year-old Sebastian Jimenez. Shooter claims self\u2011defense, police say. (KPRC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 A Harris County Grand Jury will review evidence over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/25\/suspect-turns-himself-in-claims-self-defense-after-man-fatally-shot-in-east-downtown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/12\/25\/suspect-turns-himself-in-claims-self-defense-after-man-fatally-shot-in-east-downtown\/\">shooting in EaDo<\/a> that killed a man on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Sebastian Jimenez, 33, was identified as the deceased man by the Houston Police Department on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police responded to reports of the shooting Wednesday evening on Scott Street where they found Jimenez with a gunshot wound. Paramedics took Jimenez to a hospital where he later died from his injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">As police investigated further, they learned the shooting happened on nearby Denver Street. 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