Overview
- A reported shoplifting at a Galleria‑area Old Navy led officers to locate a dark Chevrolet Tahoe Thursday night near South Rice Avenue and Westpark Drive.
- Officers tried to stop the vehicle but the driver fled onto northbound US‑59/I‑69 toward the I‑45 interchange and the Tahoe struck another vehicle in a minor crash.
- All four women inside the SUV exited and ran across the freeway, and two were struck while crossing the southbound lanes and were pronounced dead at the scene.
- The two other occupants were detained and police said a tracking device helped locate the suspect vehicle, with names withheld pending next‑of‑kin notification.
- HPD says the investigation is active and will include forensics, toxicology and crash reconstruction that could determine charges and inform review of pursuit procedures.