1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Jennifer Gould. 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: A Christmas night robbery attempt in Texas turns into a 3 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: bloody shootout, leaving three young boys injured, including one fighting 4 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: for his life. Three boys, ages twelve to fifteen, were 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: shot after trying to rob a man and his girlfriend 6 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: outside their apartment complex on Christmas night, according to the 7 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: Harris County Sheriff's Office. A witness, Bruce Bailey, who lives 8 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: in the apartment complex, described hearing the critically injured boy 9 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: calling for help. He spoke to KHOU eleven news of 10 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: all things being at Christmas and this is a child. 11 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: The first thing come to my mind is number one 12 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: where its appearents number two. If you got here with 13 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: a gun, what are you doing out here with a gun? 14 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: The incident occurred just after midnight at the Willow Plaza 15 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: apartments on North Houston Rosslyn Road. The twenty five year 16 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: old man and his girlfriend had just returned home from 17 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: a Christmas party when they were confronted by a group 18 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: of armed boys. The man initially believed the robbery attempt 19 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: was a prank due to the young ages of the suspects, 20 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: but the situation quickly escalated when the boys, armed with pistols, 21 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: tried to rob the couple. In response, the twenty five 22 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: year old man pulled out his own gun and fired 23 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: at the suspects, striking three of them. A twelve year 24 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: old boy was critically injured and rushed to a nearby 25 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: hospital to other boys ages twelve and thirteen, were also 26 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: hurt but are expected to survive. The suspects, who authorities 27 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: believe may have been using real guns or BB guns, 28 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: were taken into custody. A fourteen year old who was 29 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: not heard in the shooting, was also detained. Investigators are 30 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: still working to determine the exact nature of the weapons 31 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: used in the attempted robbery. The twenty five year old 32 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: man who fired the shots stayed at the scene and 33 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: ease cooperating with investigators. Authorities have stated that he is 34 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: not facing charges at this time. The Sheriff's office was 35 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: unable to say if the juveniles knew the man they 36 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: tried to rob. The case will be presented to a 37 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: grand jury for further review. More crime and justice news 38 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: after this An Oregon man has been arrested after his 39 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: partner was found dead in a car on the side 40 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: of a rural road in Sherwood. The body of sixty 41 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: four year old Mary McDowell was discovered by Washington County 42 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 1: Sheriff's deputies responding to a report of an unresponsive woman. 43 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,959 Speaker 1: Her partner, thirty eight year old Jose Lucas Morphin Junior, 44 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: was taken into custody at the scene. McDowell's family described 45 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: her as a compassionate and selfless person, known for her 46 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: work providing end of life care to family members and 47 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: residents at a memory care facility run by her mother. 48 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: At a court hearing, Morphin appeared via video and denied 49 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: any wrong doing. He also took the time to address 50 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: family members who were present, specifically the victim's sister, take 51 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: a listen to the panda lurid. I was there with Mary, 52 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: and I tried to rewind I love married or da mar. 53 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: Morphin's emotional plea was met with a reminder from the 54 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: judge of his right to remain silent. Neighbors of the 55 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: couple say McDowell and Morphine lived together and they often 56 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: heard loud arguments coming from their home. No word though 57 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: if authorities were ever called to the home, or if 58 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: there's a history of domestic violence issues between the couple. 59 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: The medical examiner has not yet released an official cause 60 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: of death, and the investigation is ongoing. Morphine was indicted 61 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: on charges of manslaughter, assault, abuse of a corpse, and 62 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: weapons offenses. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. 63 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: The Washington County Sheriff's Office has indicated that additional charges 64 00:03:55,920 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: could be filed as the case develops. And finally, Marilyn 65 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: Man is in custody for demonstrating some unholy behavior at 66 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: not one, but two churches on Christmas Eve. Fifty six 67 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: year old Thomas Campbell Bowling Van Goats is facing a 68 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: slew of charges after police say he terrorized parishioners with fruit, 69 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: booze and threats. The havoc began at Holy Angels Catholic 70 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: Church during Christmas Eve mass. Witnesses say Von Goats walt 71 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: right up to the altar and tossed an onion in 72 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: the aisle like some kind of offering. When a witness 73 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 1: escorted him outside to make sure he wasn't coming back, 74 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: he reportedly launched into a tangerine attack, throwing citrus at people. 75 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: But wait, there's more. Later that night, von Goats allegedly 76 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: struck again, this time crashing a midnight mass at Saint 77 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: Francis Xavior Catholic Church in Leonardtown. Deputies say he waltzed 78 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: in and poured whiskey into the holy water, I kid 79 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: you not. When parishioners there tried to subdue him, he 80 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 1: threatened them and tried to whack them with the bottle. 81 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: Van Gohts was finally apprehended and hospitalized for a checkup 82 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: before being slapped with a laundry list of charges, including assault, 83 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: disorderly conduct, defacing religious property, and disturbing the peace. Is 84 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: it an appropriate thing to say? Oh Lord on that one? HM. 85 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: For the latest crime and justice news, follow the Crime 86 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: Alert hourly update on your favorite podcast staff with this 87 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: crime Alert. I'm Jennifer Gould.