JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS were excitedly regurgitating the HPD press-release news on the city’s 10-day murder-free steak (the Chron had a few problems with their reporting and editorializing). That streak ended just about as soon as the press release rolled out.
The news has been somewhat different in the last few days: Three deaths by gunshot at an apartment complex (KTRK-13), a death related to a video-game dispute (KTRK-13), and one death (and several wounded) after a shootout near an apartment complex (KHOU-11).
Not to worry, though. After all, we just had a great 10-day streak. And, as Chief Hurtt says, “If you’re not involved in specific types of behavior, not out on the streets at particular times of night and particular areas of the city, you have a pretty good chance of not becoming a victim of violent crime in the city of Houston.”
