Houston police believe the same man is responsible for at least five sexual assaults along the same block of West Gulf Bank Road in recent months.
HOUSTON — Houston police are planning to give an update on a series of sexual assaults that happened on the north side in recent months.
We will stream the news conference, which is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
There have been at least five sexual assaults in the West Gulf Bank Road area since mid-August, according to police. Investigators think the same man is responsible for the attacks.
The attacks
The most recent attack happened Friday morning at an apartment complex off West Little York. Houston police said a woman was assaulted and her attacker got into her unit through an unlocked door.
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The first attack happened at an apartment complex on West Gulf Bank. Police said the man got into a woman’s unit and assaulted her at 6:30 a.m.
In the following months, police said four more women were attacked — all in the 5300 block of West Gulf Bank Road. All of the attacks happened at women’s apartments and police said the suspect wore a ski mask and had a gun. They said he forced his way inside after they opened the door when he knocked.
Police are asking for the public’s help in catching the predator before he assaults another woman. You’re asked to call Houston police with any information that could help.