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Mar. 16, 2025

2 Texas All-Star Cheerleaders Shot in Parking Lot After Mistakenly Trying to Enter Wrong Car

Payton Washington.Photo: GoFundMe Two all-star cheerleaders are recovering from being shot in a Texas parking lot after one mistakenly tried to get into the wrong car. Heather Roth and Payton Washington were returning home from cheer practice at Woodlands Elite Cheer Co. in Oak Ridge, Texas with two other friends when the incident happened on Monday, perFox 7 Austin. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.

Mar. 16, 2025

2 Texas High School Seniors Killed, 2 Injured in Car Crash After Leaving Graduation Rehearsal

Marcello Saldua, Matthew Garcia.Photo: Facebook (2) Two high school seniors were killed and two others were injured in a rollover crash while leaving graduation rehearsal in Corpus Christi on Tuesday, the Corpus Christi Police Department confirms to PEOPLE. The Nueces County Medical Examiner has identified the two victims killed in the wreck as 18-year-olds Matthew Garcia and Marcello Saldua, according to ABC affiliateKIII, NBC stationKRISandThe Corpus Christi Caller-Times. The medical examiner did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Mar. 16, 2025

2 Texas Men Dead in Murder-Suicide After Argument on Double Date With Girlfriends

Photo: Facebook What started as a fun night out over the weekend ended in tragedy when two Texas men died in an apparent murder-suicide following a heated argument. On Sunday at about 3:15 a.m., Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call about an “in progress shooting” at a home in Huffman, the sheriff’s office says in a statement. Upon arrival, they found Austin Smith, 27, dead of an apparent gunshot wound in the driveway of the home, just feet from his pickup truck, trailer and four-wheeler, which were parked at the end of the driveway, the sheriff’s office says.

Mar. 16, 2025

2 Texas Sheriff's Deputies Are Fatally Shot While Responding to Dog Complaint

Jeffrey Nicholas.Photo: Concho County Sheriff’s Office Two Texas sheriff’s deputies were fatally shot and a city employee was wounded Monday when they were called to a home about a dog complaint. Jeffrey Nicholas, 28, was charged Tuesday with two counts of capital murder of a peace officer in connection with the fatal shooting of Concho County Sheriff’s Deputies Stephen Jones and Samuel Leonard. Charges have yet to be filed in the wounding of the city employee.

Mar. 16, 2025

2 Texas Teens Charged After They Posted Snapchat of Themselves Stealing Necklace from Dead Body

Photo: Bexar County Jail Two teenagers in Texas have been arrested after they posted a video to Snapchat of themselves stealing a necklace from a dead body they discovered. Bethany Martin, 17, and a 16-year-old female friend happened upon a man’s corpse in a drainage ditch last Monday, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office tells PEOPLE. The deceased was later identified as 25-year-old Marcus Adams, and his death has since been ruled a suicide.