With floodwaters rising and police occupied with rescue efforts, large numbers of guns were stolen from pawn shops and weapons dealers in Houston.
Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle
A man rides a bike past a pawn shop, located near the intersection of Homestead Road and Tidwell Road, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, in Houston. The pawn shop was looted during Hurricane Harvey, and dozens of firearms were stolen.
If you drive through Houston today, it would take a keen eye to see the lingering effects of Hurricane Harvey – a watermark along a fence, a large pothole at an intersection, construction crews doing home renovations. But for one federal agency and the surrounding community, Harvey’s dangers are still ever-present.
Texas Standard investigative reporter Alain Stephens and the Houston Chronicle’s St. John Barned-Smith teamed up to reveal a story of Harvey most never knew existed.
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