2 women dead after apparent murder-suicide at north Harris Co. apartment: HCSO
The Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Pct. 4 Constable's Office investigate a shooting at an apartment complex on Ella.
The shooting deaths of two women at an apartment in north Harris County appear to be a murder-suicide, authorities say.
The Harris County Pct. 4 Constable’s Office responded to a call in the 14300 block of Ella Blvd around 6:10 a.m. Friday.
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According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, a woman called 911 and said that she accidentally shot her intimate partner and that she was going to kill herself.
Constable deputies went to the apartment and found a woman shot in a bedroom and another woman shot in the living room, officials say. Both women were pronounced dead.
The sheriff’s office says a gun was found at the scene.
According to the sheriff's office, the initial shooting is not believed to be an accident. HCSO says witnesses’ statements and physical evidence at the scene are consistent with an intentional murder-suicide.
The sheriff’s office says a 9-year-old girl was also in the apartment, visiting her aunt, but she got out before the second shot was fired.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (713)274-9100.