73-year-old arrested for deadly Texas City shooting

TEXAS CITY, Texas - A 73-year-old is in Galveston County custody after a woman was found dead in Texas City on Thursday, according to police.

Texas City: Mallard Drive homicide case

What we know:

Police say they were called at about 3 p.m. Thursday for a welfare check on Mallard Drive, near Texas Avenue and Vauthier Street.

Officers arrived at the scene and reportedly found a woman with a gunshot. That woman, identified as 42-year-old Angela Gray, was pronounced deceased.

According to police, 73-year-old Lee Sims was charged with Gray's death. Records confirm that Lee is in custody on a murder charge with a $250,000 bond.

What we don't know:

Other details are not available at this time.

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