12-year-old girl reportedly finds mother dead in apparent Tomball murder-suicide
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Harris County Sheriff's Office officials are investigating a double murder after finding a woman and man dead inside a home in Tomball.
2 found dead in Tomball home
What we know:
Sergeant Ritchie says Precinct 4 Constable's deputies were called around 11 p.m. by a 12-year-old girl saying her mother was unresponsive with a wound to her abdomen.
When they arrived at the home on Baldwin Springs Court in northwest Harris County, they found the juvenile girl physically unharmed. However, inside the home, deputies discovered a woman and man both dead in separate rooms.
According to Sgt. Ritchie, the woman was the 12-year-old's mother and the man was her stepfather.
Officials said there were no signs of forced entry.
The man was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the upper torso/head area and the woman had stab wounds, according to Constable Mark Herman. The deaths are being investigated as a possible murder-suicide.
Authorities say they learned of past family violence incidents after interviewing the daughter and neighbors.
The young girl was released to a family friend as her family is in Venezuela.
What we don't know:
Authorities have not officially confirmed the identities of the man and woman.
The Source: Information provided by Harris County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Ritchie.