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Man arrested in Lubbock after fatal shooting at Amarillo apartment complex
The Amarillo Police Department said Thursday morning that two people have been arrested — one in Amarillo and one in Lubbock — in connection to a fatal shooting at an apartment complex earlier in the week. On Wednesday, investigators and officers arrested Kevin Sanders, 39, on a murder charge, according to an APD news release. A second suspect, Terrence Thomas, 38, was located in Lubbock and arrested on a charge for murder. ...
Man arrested in relation to April shooting death following fight outside Lubbock nightclub
LUBBOCK, Texas — Doroteo Alonso, 26, is in custody following an investigation into the murder of Lorenzo Soto, 34, the Lubbock Police Department said on Thursday. Soto was found with a gunshot wound at 22nd and Crickets Avenue at 2 a.m. on April 21 after police were called for shots fired, according to LPD. He later died at University Medical Center.
Infant dies days after being taken to Lubbock hospital for 'non-accidental injury'
A couple who reportedly fled from Washington State to Lubbock to avoid an investigation of neglect face felony child abuse charges after reportedly fatally injuring their 5-month-old son. Casey Harbison, 23, and Kristal Morse, 22, were booked Saturday into the Lubbock County Detention Center after reportedly admitting to punching their child and smothering...
Man indicted on manslaughter charges in connection with deadly March crash
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock grand jury indicted a man in connection with a crash that killed two people in late March. 31-year-old Anthony Washington, originally charged with intoxication manslaughter, was indicted on two lesser charges of manslaughter. On March 27, officers responded to a crash with injuries near...
Lubbock grocery store robbery: Suspects facing up to 20 years in prison
Two men accused of robbing a Lubbock grocery story, Iza Wilson, 21, and Taeveion Dwayne Weatherspoon, 26, have each agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge, according to court documents obtained on Wednesday.
Wednesday morning top stories: Three arrested in connection with death of 5-month-old
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - On Daybreak Today,. Police say the baby died Monday, four days after being taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The baby’s parents and grandmother are now in the Lubbock County Detention Center. Full story here: Lubbock police investigating death of 5-month-old, three people arrested.
Lubbock baby hospitalized with broken arm, family member arrested
LUBBOCK, Texas– Court records obtained by EverythingLubbock.com on Tuesday detailed the events that led to the arrest of 20-year-old Jimmy Smith, who was accused of breaking a baby girl’s arm. The affidavit said Smith and the child’s mother brought the baby to Covenant Women and Children’s Hospital on...
Crews successfully contain fire at apartment in Lubbock Wednesday morning
LUBBOCK, Texas — Lubbock Fire Rescue worked a fire in the 1900 block of Dixie Drive on Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported and nobody was displaced, LFR said. The fire was reported just before 11 a.m. at a vacant apartment. Crews successfully and quickly extinguished the small fire.
Big Spring police officer hospitalized in Lubbock after shooting, suspect captured
A Big Spring police officer remained hospitalized in Lubbock and a suspected shooter is now in jail after a shooting early Tuesday. According to the Big Spring Police Department, at 1:50 a.m. Tuesday, Howard County Sheriff’s Department deputies and Big Spring police officers were dispatched to Crossroads Bar, located in the 3100 block of South Highway 87, in reference to a male subject who had brandished a firearm. ...
Clovis kidnapping and double murder suspect carjacked Uber driver at gunpoint
A federal complaint obtained by EverythingLubbock.com on Wednesday revealed three witnesses saw the vehicle that 26-year-old Alek Collins drove to a Clovis park when he was accused of kidnapping a baby, killing two women and injuring a child in a shooting.
License plate readers installed aims to help catch criminals in Lubbock
LUBBOCK, Texas— Last summer, Lubbock County Judge Curtis Parrish and county commissioners voted to install license plate readers throughout the county, reading everyone’s plates who come in and out of the city, and catching plates linked to people who have committed crimes. The Texas Anti Gang Unit Lubbock Administrator, Phillip Partin, said it started in July […]
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