HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) It has been 25 days since 22-year-old Derrick Harvey Jr. was shot and killed during an intensely violent weekend in the Houston area where at least 11 people were shot.
Harvey s case, a daytime homicide, has pushed Houston Police Department to intensify its search for a person of interest seen around the time and area of the killing.
A news conference took place Wednesday to address the latest steps taken in solving Harvey s death.
The young man s family members are expected to stand alongside HPD s homicide investigators during the event.
Harvey was fatally shot just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, in the 8600 block of Sterlingshire, which is in northeast Houston.
HPD: Man fatally shot while trying to get stolen car back
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HOUSTON – A man was shot and killed early sunday while attempting to retrieve his stolen car, according to the Houston Police Department.
At approximately 1:45 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 9000 block of Renwick Drive in reference to a shooting. On arrival, units located a gunshot victim dead at the scene, said Lt. M. Pavel with HPD’s Night Command.
Preliminary information suggests the victim stopped at a gas station in the 6000 block of Southwest Fwy prior to the shooting. Whilst there, he stepped away from his vehicle to talk with several friends. A suspect, described as a Black male wearing a red hoodie, jumped into the victim’s car and drove off. The victim and a friend got into the friend’s vehicle and began chasing the suspect, said Pavel.
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