Violent Domestic Abuse Is Alive and Well in Lubbock, Texas
The Lubbock Police Department s Metro Special Crimes Unit is once again investigating a potential case of a domestic incident turned deadly.
On Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 at about 3:45 p.m., officers were called to a unit in the 1300 block of 65th Street at the River Oaks Villa apartments for a report of shots fired.
Twenty-six-year-old Selena Carrion told officers she shot and killed her ex-boyfriend, 26-year-old Leroy Hammond-Williams, as he was trying to assault her, KAMC News reported.
Carrion told police that earlier that day Hammond-Williams punched her in the face while he was moving out of the apartment and that she called 911 to report the incident. She said he returned to the apartment a short time later and kicked in the front door and tried to grab her as she went up the stairs, at which point she shot and killed him, fearing for her life.
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Lubbock Police Investigate Dead Body Found at Apartment Complex
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The Lubbock Police Department s Metro Special Crimes Unit has opened an investigation into the death of someone found at a local apartment complex, KAMC News reports.
Lubbock police were first contacted Tuesday night, Feb 2, at 8:30 p.m. by family members who requested a welfare check at a unit of the Ashton Pointe Apartments, located in the 300 block of Frankford Avenue.
At 11 p.m., Lubbock police notified the public that during their welfare check they had discovered a single body inside one of the apartment units.
Lubbock Police Solve 1997 Homicide Case, Arrest 2 Suspects
The Lubbock Police Department has announced two important arrests in a 24-year-old murder case in which a man was shot and killed outside his own home.
On September 9th, 1997, Lubbock police responded to a shots fired call in the 2700 block of East Colgate Street at about 12:45 a.m. When officers arrived, they found 26-year-old Steven Earl Johnson lying in front of his house with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead.
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports that Johnson was shot and killed as the result of a drive-by shooting, but no suspects were identified at the time. A police report stated that Johnson’s girlfriend was a direct witness to the shooting. She told police that Johnson was approached by the vehicle, which had two suspects inside, and that he was shot while trying to flee.
The Lubbock Police Department has announced two important arrests in a 24-year-old murder case in which a man was shot and killed outside his own home.