Brandon Hamilton
It is a full circle moment to come back to Houston as Brandon was on the digital team for ABC13 from 2015 to 2018. While on the digital team, Brandon helped create content for ABC13.com and the station's social media accounts.
In Waco, Brandon covered the Killeen-Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood) area, working out of the Bell County Newsroom. He covered many national stories, including the funeral of George Floyd in Houston and the mass shooting in Midland-Odessa in 2019. He also pushed top military officials for answers following the murder of Houston native and soldier Vanessa Guillen.
In Charlotte, he worked the crime beat, covering homicides, the rise in youth violence, and was a voice for families looking for justice. His reporting also took him to Washington D.C. twice, as the family of Shanquella Robinson pushed the Biden administration for answers following her death in Mexico.
Brandon's career started in Orlando, Florida as a reporter and web producer for a news-talk radio station. He also worked a season for the NBA's Orlando Magic.
He is a Florida native with a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Florida and a master's degree from Texas Southern University.
Some fun facts: Brandon volunteered in TSU's athletics department, the KTSU radio station, and was also an adjunct professor for the past three years, teaching journalism classes to undergraduate TSU students.
Brandon is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
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Brandon's Stories
'He did not deserve to die': Family, community leaders respond after man shot and killed by ICE
"He did not deserve to die," Ronaldo Salgado said of his father, Lorenzo Salgado, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent Tuesday.
Suspect in custody after taking car with 3 young girls inside in N. Harris County, HCSO says
HCSO said the mother parked, went inside the gas station, and left the car running with her 1-, 3-, and 10-year-old still inside before the suspect took off.
Multiple families displaced after fire breaks out at west Houston apartment complex, HFD says
Several residents in Houston's Westchase neighborhood are without a home on Monday after a massive fire broke out at an apartment overnight.
1 detained after 20 people rescued from balconies during SW Houston apartment fire: HFD
Officials said a person is in custody after 20 people, including one with a disability, had to be rescued from the 2-alarm fire Tuesday morning
94-year-old man wishes to get birth certificate: 'I couldn't even pronounce what it would mean'
For a Houston great-grandfather, he's hoping to get what he says is a missing part of his identity: a birth certificate.
Teen charged with murder in shooting death of 15-year-old at north Harris County home, sheriff says
According to HCSO, investigators learned that the suspect allegedly shot the victim because he reportedly owed him money.
19-year-old shot by 18-year-old friend; shooting being investigated as accidental: HCSO
The sheriff's office said the 19-year-old was shot in the head by his 18-year-old friend. Authorities said it's being investigated as an accidental shooting.
15-year-old shot by dispensary employee in NW Houston, HPD says
According to the investigators, the 15-year-old boy walked inside the dispensary and was shot multiple times as he was leaving the store.
METRO opens new police substation to help with crime, faster response times
METRO officials said the new substation along the Green Line will enhance "safety for riders at the Magnolia Park Transit Center and the surrounding area."
Handcuffed suspect flees after arrest attempt leaves 2 deputies hurt in SW Houston, Pct. 5 says
The suspect began fighting with the deputies, which led to one being hit in the head and falling to the concrete, before fleeing the scene, officials said.