{"id":114952,"date":"2026-01-08T02:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T02:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/114952\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T02:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T02:23:08","slug":"man-dies-following-christmas-day-shooting-suspects-wanted-by-houston-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/114952\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies following Christmas Day shooting; suspects wanted by Houston Police"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">HOUSTON &#8211; A man has died after being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/driver-found-shot-neck-houston-police-near-beltway-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">shot in Houston&#8217;s Chinatown area early Christmas morning<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/cityofhouston.news\/surveillance-video-released-in-fatal-shooting-at-6609-west-sam-houston-parkway-south\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Police shared surveillance video<\/a> of two wanted suspects.<\/p>\n<p>   Houston crime: Fatal Christmas shooting <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/screenshot-2025-12-25-101138.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">Courtesy of OnScene TV Houston <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Police say the shooting happened at about 1 a.m. on Dec. 25 along <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/6609+W+Sam+Houston+Pkwy+S,+Houston,+TX+77072\/@29.7114465,-95.5597391,15z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x8640c2ce067e1283:0x7af8ac4670a40e89!8m2!3d29.7068448!4d-95.5561598!16s%2Fg%2F11rsbpnfpm?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDEwNC4wIKXMDSoKLDEwMDc5MjA2N0gBUAM%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">West Sam Houston Parkway near Bellaire Boulevard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Authorities at the crime scene said there was an altercation at a gas station on Bellaire and the victim was able to drive away, but he was shot and eventually struck a light pole in a nearby parking lot.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The victim has since been identified as 25-year-old Desmond Butler. Police say he was taken to a hospital, but was later pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sussies.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Surveillance video shows Butler&#8217;s Honda Pilot driving past the suspects&#8217; GMC Acadia at a gas station along Bellaire. As Butler drove past, a woman is seen getting out of the GMC, chasing his vehicle, and trying to open one of the car doors.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The footage then shows a man coming from the GMC and firing a gun.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Police say the suspects got back in their GMC and drove north on Sam Houston Parkway.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The suspects have not been identified.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">There is no information regarding the alleged altercation before the shooting.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Anyone with information about this incident can call one of the following agencies:<\/p>\n<p> HPD Homicide Division: 713-308-3600Crime Stoppers: 713-222-TIPS (8477) <\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Houston Police Department and previous FOX 26 reporting.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/houston\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON &#8211; A man has died after being shot in Houston&#8217;s Chinatown area early Christmas morning. 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