HPD: Woman found dead, boy lock in room at home on Fir Ridge Court
HOUSTON - Authorities found a woman dead and her two-year-old son locked in a room at a Houston home after a man called a family member and confessed to killing his girlfriend, police say.
Police say that man fatally shot himself in Louisiana.
According to HPD, the woman was found dead in the home in the 24500 block of Fir Ridge Court around 1 p.m. Monday, but the incident began a few hours before.
Officers were first called to the home for a welfare check around 8:45 a.m., but couldn’t get into the house, police say.
The officers responded to a second call at the house around 12:45 p.m. and found firefighters and the suspect’s daughter at the house.
Police say the daughter was able to open the door for them, and they found two bedroom doors tied shut with cable.
Officers heard a small whimper behind one of the doors and opened it to find a 2-year-old boy. He was taken to the hospital in good condition, and police say he didn’t have any visible injuries.
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Behind the second door, police found a 28-year-old woman, the child’s mother, dead. Police say the autopsy is still pending, but it appears she had been beaten and stabbed multiple times.
According to police, it appears the suspect – a man in his 40s or 50s – had called his daughter earlier in the day and confessed to killing his girlfriend. Police say the daughter alerted authorities that the man was driving to a relative's home in Louisiana.
Police say they notified authorities in Louisiana, who were waiting when the man arrived around 11:40 a.m. When he got out of the car, police say he shot himself.
None of those involved in the deadly incident have been identified.