Texas man kills parents in separate counties, wounds deputy before suicide

Woman's death in Harris County possibly tied to deadly Leon County standoff, sheriff says

A man is believed to have killed his mother in Harris County, then his father and himself in Leon County.

TEXAS - Authorities believe a man killed his mother in Harris County, then traveled to Leon County where he fatally shot his father, wounded a deputy, and then killed himself after also shooting two dogs.

Initial Discovery in Harris County

Timeline:

The events began on Saturday evening, just after 8:30 p.m., when Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to a welfare check in the 11700 block of Hillbrook Drive in northwest Harris County. There, they discovered a woman dead from at least one gunshot wound. DPS then notified the Harris County Sheriff's Office, which dispatched homicide detectives.

During their investigation, authorities learned the deceased woman was the mother of a man involved in a separate shooting and standoff in Leon County.

Leon County Standoff and Fatalities

The Leon County Sheriff's Office says they received a call about an individual who may have killed his parents. Deputies and a DPS trooper went to a home in Normangee for a welfare check.

After making contact with the suspect, identified as 38-year-old James Scott Grigory, the suspect allegedly shot a deputy twice.

A DPS SWAT team and Texas Rangers took over the scene, and the team eventually entered the home.

The LCSO says Grigory's father and two dogs were found deceased with gunshot wounds.

Grigory was also found deceased with what is believed to be self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

The deputy who was shot is expected to survive, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

Investigation Continues in Both Counties

Both scenes and shootings remain under investigation. 

The Harris County Sheriff's Office will lead the investigation into the incident on Hillbrook, while DPS will be the lead agency at the scene in Leon County.