Suspect shot, wounded by officer after charging at them, Richland Hills police say

Richland Hills Police said they were originally responding to a family disturbance Sunday afternoon.

• Aug 17

Arson suspect arrested after standoff at Richland Hills home, police say

Responding officers, with assistance from Haltom City Police, established a perimeter to initiate contact and begin negotiations with the suspect, officials said.

• May 5

Wrong-way crash on Highway 121 kills one, injures another in North Texas, officials say

One driver is dead and another injured after a wrong-way crash on Highway 121 early Sunday morning, Richland Hills police said.

• Nov 30, 2025

Police: Parent of slain 8-year-old was inside the home when grandfather killed him, called 911

Police say Hughes and his grandson were not home alone at the time of the stabbing and that one of the boy's parents called 911.

• Jan 4, 2023

'You can't put words to it,' says great-grandmother of boy found stabbed to death

A 62-year-old man is being held on a capital murder charge in the Tarrant County jail, accused of stabbing his 8-year-old grandson to death on New Year's Day.

• Jan 3, 2023

'You can't put words to it,' says great-grandmother of boy found stabbed to death

A 62-year-old man is being held on a capital murder charge in the Tarrant County jail, accused of stabbing his 8-year-old grandson to death on New Year's Day.

• Jan 2, 2023

Doorbell video shows murder suspect surrendering to police

Ring doorbell footage shows the moments before police took 62-year-old Phillip Hughes into custody. Hughes is accused of murdering his 8-year-old grandson in Richland Hills on New Year's Day.

• Jan 2, 2023

Richland Hills man arrested after allegedly stabbing 8-year-old grandson

An eight-year-old boy was killed on the morning of New Year's Day in a crime that police are calling a "senseless tragedy."

• Jan 2, 2023