A man was taken into custody after officers found him on Houston’s north side, according to police.
HOUSTON, TX — A woman was killed Thursday afternoon in west Houston after police said a man in a moving truck intentionally ran her over during an argument near South Gessner Road and Westheimer Road.
Houston police said the death is being handled as a homicide, with a suspect in custody and investigators still working to sort out the relationship between the people involved. The woman’s name had not been released, and police had not announced formal charges by late Thursday. The case drew a large police response outside an apartment property in a busy commercial and residential area of west Houston.
Officers were called about 3:30 p.m. to the 2400 block of South Gessner Road, where they found the woman dead at the scene. HPD Lt. Larry Crowson said witnesses described a three-person moving crew that had been helping a woman move out of an apartment. Crowson said a man and a woman from the crew argued, got into a box truck and then the woman fell out. Police said early evidence led investigators to believe the crash was not an accident. “We believe he intentionally ran over her,” Crowson said in a briefing at the scene.
The incident happened near Ventura Lofts Apartment Homes, close to the intersection of Gessner and Westheimer, police said. Witnesses told officers that the moving crew included three people and that one member of the crew stayed behind after the woman was struck. Police said the man drove away in the box truck after the collision. Officers later found him along Crosstimbers Street on Houston’s north side and took him into custody. Police did not immediately release the distance he drove after leaving the scene or say whether the box truck had been recovered as evidence.
Police gave limited details Thursday on the victim and suspect. Some early reports described the pair as being in a relationship, while police had not released their names, ages or a full account of their connection. Investigators also had not said whether the woman was working as part of the moving crew, whether she was the person moving from the apartment or whether another person had hired the crew. Authorities said those questions remained part of the investigation as homicide detectives reviewed witness statements and the scene.
The area where the woman was killed sits along one of west Houston’s busiest road corridors, with apartment complexes, shops, restaurants and office buildings near South Gessner and Westheimer. Police activity blocked part of the area Thursday afternoon as investigators marked evidence and spoke with people who saw the argument or the truck’s movement. The death began as a crash call but quickly shifted into a criminal investigation after officers arrived and witnesses gave their accounts. Police said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
No charges had been announced as of the latest police update, but homicide investigators were expected to present findings to prosecutors after completing their initial interviews and evidence review. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office typically reviews police evidence before a charge is filed in a homicide case. Investigators were expected to examine whether surveillance cameras from the apartment complex, nearby businesses or traffic areas captured the truck before, during or after the woman was struck.
Police said the third member of the moving crew remained at the scene and spoke with investigators. Crowson said that person’s account was among the early witness statements police were using to piece together what happened. Officers also were checking the truck route after it left west Houston and ended on Crosstimbers Street. Police did not say whether the suspect made any statement after he was taken into custody.
By late Thursday, police had confirmed one woman dead, one man detained and an active homicide investigation centered on the moving truck. The next major update is expected when HPD releases the victim’s identity, the suspect’s name and any charge filed in Harris County.
Author note: Last updated June 25, 2026.