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Self Defense

Man shot and killed 2 suspects, claiming self-defense: HCSO

  • Nov 29, 2025
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13-year-old CA girl fights off attacker using jiu-jitsu

  • May 24, 2025

Katy ISD reviews self-defense policy after students' fight goes viral

  • Apr 15, 2025

Woman claims self-defense in deadly W. Houston shooting, HPD says

  • Jan 2, 2025

5 simple Jiu-Jitsu moves that could potentially save your life

  • Nov 19, 2024

Houston's LGBT+ activists revive Q-Patrol amid rising hate crimes

  • Oct 26, 2024

Judge sets $100K bond for suspect in attempted sexual assault

  • Jun 20, 2024

Martial arts family fight off attempted sex assault suspect from teen

  • Jun 19, 2024

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Prosecutor tells jury that teen's killing at a Texas track meet was murder, not self-defense

  • Jun 5
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2 men killed after shooter claims he acted in self-defense while being followed, HCSO says

  • Nov 29, 2025
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Katy ISD reviews self-defense policy after students' fight goes viral

  • Apr 15, 2025
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Katy ISD student suspended after fighting back boy who hit her

  • Apr 15, 2025
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$100K bond set for alleged sex assault suspect who was taken down by family of martial artists

  • Jun 20, 2024
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Martial arts family fight off attempted sex assault suspect from teen

  • Jun 19, 2024
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Katy man charged with shooting at neighbor speaks with ABC13

  • Apr 26, 2024
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Man accused in road rage shooting says he didn't intend to kill anyone

  • Apr 26, 2024

Latest Stories

Katy man charged with shooting at neighbor speaks with ABC13

Arsid Kruja admitted to ABC13 that he fired at the other driver because he felt threatened, but the other driver claimed Kruja also threatened him.

  • Apr 26, 2024
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85-year-old woman hailed as 'hero' after shooting, killing home invasion suspect in Idaho

She told investigators she decided used deadly force to protect her and her disabled son, saying it was "now or never."

  • Apr 15, 2024

Shooter in costume comes forward, claiming self-defense when man killed downtown, attorney says

A shooter came forward after being at the center of a manhunt, but ABC13 first heard the update from his attorney, not authorities. Here's what the gunman's lawyer told ONLY 13 about the missing pieces to the deadly shooting.

  • Nov 15, 2023

Bond cut from $4M to $2M for Chambers County woman accused of killing her 5th husband

Sarah Hartsfield's bond for the alleged murder of her late husband, 46-year-old Joseph Hartsfield, had been set at $4 million in May and is now $2 million.

  • Oct 6, 2023

Wife allegedly shoots husband during argument in NW Houston, HPD says

The couple's 8-year-old daughter heard the gunshot after police believe her mom was being threatened by her dad with a gun.

  • Aug 12, 2023