HOUSTON – A mother was killed and her daughter was injured after a New Year’s Eve shooting in southwest Houston.
The shooting happened around 11 p.m. Tuesday at a home on Lazy Ridge Road near Court Road, police said.
Police said the two women were in the living room of the home when someone opened fire on through the back window.
Both women were hit by the gunfire, authorities said. The mother was pronounced dead at the scene and her 30-year-old daughter was transported to a hospital. She is expected to survive.
Police said the shooting appears to be the result of a fight between the 30-year-old and her ex-boyfriend.
Authorities also found an unharmed 1-year-old baby girl inside the home.
The women’s identities have not yet been released.
Neighbors who live in this family-oriented neighborhood are on edge and hoping the shooter is caught quickly.
“It’s just crazy. It’s dangerous when people are out there, you know with a gun, like that. It’s frightening,” Jesse Cortina said.
“It’s a real concern, this thing. I mean, I have kids and they are playing in this neighborhood every day. I believe something has to be done to keep us safe,” said Miguel Torres, a father of seven children.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.