{
  "id": "2025-04-09-texas-southern-university-nearby-fatal-shooting",
  "slug": "texas-southern-university-nearby-fatal-shooting-2025-04-09",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Texas Southern University",
    "shortName": "TSU",
    "state": "TX",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "enrollment": 7800,
    "alertSystemName": "TSU Emergency Notification"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-04-09",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Fatal shooting near campus prompts a shelter-in-place order reaching nearby schools",
    "headlinePublic": "Fatal shooting near campus prompts a shelter-in-place order reaching nearby schools",
    "summary": "On the afternoon of April 9, 2025, an 18-year-old man was found fatally shot inside a car on Rosewood Street near Ennis Street, steps from the Texas Southern University campus in Houston's Third Ward. TSU issued a [shelter-in-place order at approximately 3:00 PM CDT](https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/04/09/texas-southern-university-on-lockdown-as-police-investigate-nearby-shooting/) as suspects were seen fleeing toward the campus. The order, which coincided with [four nearby Houston ISD schools being placed in secure mode](https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/shooting-third-ward-texas-southern-university-yates-high-school/285-36808387-1cd5-4944-b847-7d0eebcf181e), was lifted at approximately 4:20 PM CDT.",
    "outcome": "The victim, 18-year-old Gregory Warren, was pronounced dead at the scene. Two suspects were arrested months later: Abraham Jackson, 31, was charged with murder, and Randy DeWayne Masters, 22, was charged with tampering with evidence.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 1,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Approximately 3:00 PM CDT on April 9, 2025",
      "channel": "push-notification",
      "verbatimText": "Two suspects were seen running toward campus. Emergency protocol is in place. Everyone is asked to shelter in place until further notice.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://thedailycougar.com/2025/04/09/breaking-fatal-shooting-near-texas-southern-university-one-person-dead/",
      "sourceDescription": "The Daily Cougar (University of Houston student newspaper) reproducing the TSU alert text verbatim in breaking news coverage of the April 9, 2025 shooting",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim TSU alert text confirmed by The Daily Cougar and ABC13 Houston reporting on April 9, 2025",
        "The shooting occurred around 2:30 PM CDT on the streets near campus, not on campus property itself; the alert was sent just before 3:00 PM CDT",
        "Four nearby Houston ISD schools were also placed in secure mode; the shelter-in-place was lifted at approximately 4:20 PM CDT"
      ],
      "characterCount": 137
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "Approximately 4:20 PM CDT on April 9, 2025",
      "channel": "push-notification",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceDescription": "Reconstructed from Fox 26 Houston and KHOU 11 reporting",
      "annotations": []
    }
  ],
  "context": "On the afternoon of April 9, 2025, Houston police responded to a [fatal shooting on Rosewood Street near Ennis Street](https://www.fox26houston.com/news/shooting-texas-southern-university-lockdown), just outside the perimeter of Texas Southern University in the Third Ward neighborhood. An 18-year-old man, later identified as Gregory Warren, was found dead in the driver's seat of a sedan. The suspects were [seen fleeing toward the TSU campus, prompting an immediate shelter-in-place order](https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/04/09/texas-southern-university-on-lockdown-as-police-investigate-nearby-shooting/) at approximately 3:00 PM CDT that covered the entire university. Four nearby [Houston ISD schools, including Jack Yates High School, were also placed on secure mode](https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/shooting-third-ward-texas-southern-university-yates-high-school/285-36808387-1cd5-4944-b847-7d0eebcf181e) as a precaution for about 30 minutes. The TSU shelter-in-place was lifted at approximately 4:20 PM CDT. Two suspects were arrested months later: [Abraham Jackson, 31, was charged with murder, and Randy DeWayne Masters, 22, was charged with tampering with evidence](https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/06/09/suspects-arrested-2-months-after-shooting-near-texas-southern-university-that-caused-campus-lockdown/).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The shooting occurred off campus but triggered a campus-wide shelter-in-place because suspects fled toward TSU",
    "The response's ripple effect extended to four nearby Houston ISD schools, which were placed in secure mode",
    "Arrests in the case were not made until approximately two months after the incident"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Lockdown ends at Texas Southern University following nearby shooting (Fox 26 Houston)",
      "url": "https://www.fox26houston.com/news/shooting-texas-southern-university-lockdown",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Texas Southern University on lockdown as police investigate nearby shooting (Click2Houston)",
      "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/04/09/texas-southern-university-on-lockdown-as-police-investigate-nearby-shooting/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Texas Southern University lockdown lifted after Third Ward fatal shooting (KHOU 11)",
      "url": "https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/shooting-third-ward-texas-southern-university-yates-high-school/285-36808387-1cd5-4944-b847-7d0eebcf181e",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Suspects arrested 2 months after shooting near TSU that caused campus lockdown (Click2Houston)",
      "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/06/09/suspects-arrested-2-months-after-shooting-near-texas-southern-university-that-caused-campus-lockdown/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Daily Cougar (University of Houston student newspaper) reproducing the TSU alert text verbatim in breaking news cove",
      "url": "https://thedailycougar.com/2025/04/09/breaking-fatal-shooting-near-texas-southern-university-one-person-dead/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "shooting",
    "fatal",
    "hbcu",
    "texas",
    "off-campus",
    "shelter-in-place",
    "third-ward",
    "school-lockdown-ripple"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}