Year-to-date homicide numbers have increased nearly 50% since this time last year, a jump Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo attributed to factors including the ongoing stress of COVID-19. On Houston Matters Friday, Acevedo said 353 people have been murdered in Houston this year, a44% increase from 2019. Ofthat, there were 16 more gang related and […]

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