Off-duty Prairie View police officer fatally shoots man in northwest Harris County parking lot

HOUSTON -- A confrontation between a man and an off-duty Prairie View police officer ended in a deadly shooting this weekend in northwest Harris County.

It happened just before 9pm at the parking lot of a Walgreen's on Veterans Memorial and Antoine Drive. Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies said the officer was working an extra security job at the business when a known theft suspect walked inside.

"The officer saw a suspect come into the business that had been known to pass bad checks back and forth," HCSO Dep. Thomas Gilliland said. According to investigators, the officer confronted the man in the parking lot, but the man struggled with him.

"The suspect fought with the officer," Gilliland said. "The officer then discharged his Taser, which was ineffective on the suspect." At that point, the man reportedly got into his car and tried to drive away, nearly hitting the officer in the process.

"The officer discharged his weapon, striking the vehicle multiple times," Gilliland said. Deputies said the suspect was shot at least once and lost control of the car. The vehicle crashed into a flower bed on the other side of the parking lot, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

We're told the officer was not in full uniform, but he was clearly identifiable as law enforcement. "He was off-duty, wearing a jacket that has Prairie View Police on it," Gilliland said. "Patches on both sides." No names have been released. Officials said the officer was not injured.

This case remains under investigation. So far, the officer has not been charged with a crime. HCSO will be working to determine whether the officer was justified in using deadly force.

HPD: Gunman flees with murder victim's fiancee after shooting in northeast Houston

HOUSTON -- A man is dead and police have labeled his fiancee a person of interest after she reportedly fled the scene with the shooter. Christmas at a home on Bobby Burns at Howton featured a big family gathering of close to 75 people, according to the Houston Police Department.

But when the celebration was over, things took a tragic turn. "It's very, very sad because I just got through talking to him and all his family was out here having a good time, and some tragedy like this happens," neighbor Gregory Brooks said.

According to police, it all started when 37-year-old Ronalee Deandre McGuire and his fiancee began to argue around 2:30am in a detached apartment behind the house.

"He gets out of bed; he was having an argument with his fiancee, and a black male enters and shoots him," HPD Sgt. Mark Holbrook said.

McGuire was pronounced dead when officers arrived. Police said his fiancee and the shooter both left the scene. "The entire family is just amazing people, and it's a tragedy right now that this happened on Christmas," family friend Herbert Journet said.

Inside the bedroom during the shooting, were four kids between the ages of eight and 13. "Two of them are his children; two of them are his nephews," Holbrook said. "Very sad, especially for that baby just out here crying; very sad, saying somebody killed his daddy," neighbor Vickie said.

"He takes care of his kids, and he was a good person. He was a good person," Brooks said. " I don't know why somebody would want to take his life like that." Detectives want to talk to McGuire's girlfriend and a young man who left the home just before police arrived; police are not calling them suspects.

"They've been dating for a while had a relatively stable relationship, we don't know how much she's involved in all of this but she did leave the scene right after it happened," Holbrook said.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts can call HPD Homicide at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Missouri City husband arrested in connection with wife's murder

HOUSTON – A husband wanted in connection with the murder of his wife Friday night in Missouri City was arrested Sunday morning, police have confirmed.

Lance Hilton, 45, has been charged with murder, according to the Houston Police Department. According to investigators, police were called to a home on Ridge Rock at Krause after 10:30 p.m. and found Marian Hilton lying dead in her bed.

Her young daughter, who is about 11, heard her parents arguing. She went downstairs to find her mother dead. On Saturday, police found Hilton’s car in southeast Houston. The couple had been married for about five years.

Marian Hilton worked in the records department at Methodist Hospital in the Medical Center downtown. She has three daughters and two grandchildren. Her grandson was born a month ago.