Katy Man Dies of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound as Police Showed with Warrant
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KATY MAGAZINE NEWS
December 19, 2025
By Natalie Cook Clark
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When Harris County Sheriff’s Office CSI and Homicide Detectives arrived to a home in the Oak Park Trails neighborhood near Cinco Ranch to serve a warrant, the man authorities sought killed himself.
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Authorities with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office CSI and Homicide Divisions responded to serve a warrant yesterday at the 2000 block of Edendale Circle. Harris County authorities were assisting U.S. Marshals Violent Offenders.
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According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the officers breached the door and then heard a gunshot. They then found who is believed to have been the wanted man dead on-scene from a self-inflicted gunshot.
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Sheriff Gonzalez also reported that no law enforcement officers were injured.
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The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. December 18, 2025. The suspect, who hasn’t been identified, was wanted for organized crime out of Harris County and assault with a deadly weapon out of Bexar County.
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Texas Rangers are leading the ongoing investigation along with assistance from the Harris county Sherrif’s Office Homicide and Crime Scene Units.
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Major Ben Katrib briefed media after the incident and stressed that there was no ongoing threat to the community but this case is still under investigation.