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Houston police: Shots fired at George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Houston police said Thursday afternoon that shots were fired inside Terminal B at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The shooter walked up to a ticketing area and fired two rounds into the air with an AR-15 assault rifle, police told KHOU.com. An air marshal reportedly returned fire but missed, at…

FBI to probe Houston police over killing of wheelchair-bound double amputee

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Monday that it is investigating the police shooting of Brian Claunch, a wheelchair-bound double amputee who was reportedly armed only with a ballpoint pen, according to The Associated Press. “In addition to the usual internal review, [Houston Police Chief Charles A. McClelland, Jr.] has…

Texas cop filmed threatening to arrest men for being afraid of Taser

A video published to YouTube on Friday appears to show a police officer at a Walmart store in Houston, Texas threatening several black males with a Taser, then claiming he would arrest them, apparently because they cowered away from his weapon. Reached by Raw Story, a Houston police spokesman said…