A judge has dismissed criminal charges against Dr. Hasan Gokal, a Texas health official who was fired from his job last week after he was accused of stealing nine doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine from a damaged vial and giving them to his family a
A federal judge on Tuesday expressed frustration over what she saw as a lack of progress in efforts to try and relieve overcrowding at Texas’ largest county.
HCSO: Man fatally shot by visitor who allegedly assumed gun was not loaded article
The Harris County Sheriff s Office and the Pct. 4 Constable s Office investigate a deadly shooting on Laurel Creek Drive.
The Harris County Sheriff s Office says a man was fatally shot through his bedroom wall after someone visiting the home allegedly found a firearm in another room and pulled the trigger assuming it was not loaded.
The shooting occurred in the 2200 block of Laurel Creek Drive around 11:25 p.m. Tuesday.
According to the sheriff’s office, the victim’s wife initially believed that someone shot at their home from outside and her husband was struck by the gunfire.
A volunteer received a shot of the experimental Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 in March as part of a safety study.
A Harris County judge on Monday dismissed the case against a doctor accused of stealing doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and administering them after hours.
Dr. Hasan Gokal, a former Harris County Public Health doctor, was fired earlier this month after allegedly swiping a vial of the vaccine and administering doses off site on Dec. 29, according to the Harris County District Attorney s Office.
But in an order issued Monday, Harris County Court-At-Law Judge Franklin Bynum threw out the case for lack of probable cause, and slammed the DA’s office for its “novel theory” that administering the vaccines amounted to theft under Texas law.
48-year-old father shot and killed by stray bullet at NW Harris Co. home KTRK
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A stray bullet killed a man in bed with his wife in northwest Harris County overnight.
The couple was home on Laurel Creek near Laurel Arbor with their adult daughter and 50-year-old house guest, Norez Hargrove, Harris County Sheriff s Office deputies say.
Hargrove was in the living room around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday when the gun he was handling went off.
HCSO crime scene and homicide on scene of a shooting at 2219 Laurel Creek Dr. An adult man was shot and succumbed to his injuries. The scene is active and details scarce. @SheriffEd HCSO@HCSO D1Patrol@HCSO LECommand@HCSOTexaspic.twitter.com/OZ0949mHRh Captain J. Shannon (@HCSO NightShift) January 27, 2021