A 4-year-old girl was fatally shot inside a townhome in west Houston on Tuesday, and Houston police said her mother was detained after the shooting. Officers responded to the home at 300 Terra Reserve around 5:45 p.m. and found the child dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Police said the mother had shot herself in the face and was taken to a hospital, where she is expected to survive.
The Brief
- A 4-year-old girl was fatally shot inside a townhome at 300 Terra Reserve in west Houston on Tuesday.
- Houston police said the girl’s mother shot her daughter after a custody hearing and later shot herself in the face.
- Officers arrived at about 5:45 p.m. The mother was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, while homicide investigators spoke with the stepfather and childcare aide who were at the home.
West Houston Shooting Investigation
Houston police responded to the townhome at 300 Terra Reserve at about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. When officers arrived, they found the 4-year-old girl dead from what appeared to be a gunshot wound.
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HPD said the child’s mother was detained following the shooting. Police said she had shot herself in the face and was later taken to a hospital. She is expected to survive.
What We Know:
Police said a custody hearing took place earlier Tuesday before the shooting. The mother was believed to have lost custody of her daughter.
Authorities said the mother fatally shot her daughter inside the home and then attempted to kill herself. Officers detained her, and she was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Homicide investigators are continuing to speak with people who were inside the home when the shooting happened, including the child’s stepfather and a childcare aide.
People at the Home
Dig deeper:
The child’s stepfather and a childcare aide were at the townhome when the shooting occurred. Homicide investigators are speaking with them as part of the investigation into what happened inside the west Houston home.
The available details do not include statements from other residents, surveillance footage or additional information about activity near the townhome.
