Death of Two Children at 9430 Concourse

July 17, 2008 - Houston police are investigating the death of two children at 9430 Concourse about 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday (July 16).

The male victims, ages 4 and 9, were trapped under a collapsed wall and died at the scene. A third boy, 10, was pulled from the rubble and transported to Texas Children’s Hospital where he is listed in stable condition.

HPD Homicide Division Sergeant M. Sosa and Officer T.T. Pool reported:

The children were playing within an enclosed stairwell at the Westwood Fountain Apartments when the stairwell and a supporting exterior wall collapsed and fell on the boys.

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