HOUSTON – An investigation is underway after authorities said a man was shot multiple times in northeast Harris County.
The shooting was reported around 9 a.m. Monday at a residence in the 7800 block of Peacock Park Drive near Old Humble Road in Audubon Park.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted that the man had been shot multiple times by a family member. According to Gonzalez, the man was likely shot by his estranged wife or someone else in the family.
Gonzalez said there were three children at the home getting ready to leave for the first day of school when the incident happened.
A neighbor told KPRC 2 that the mother and a child had run to her home. The neighbor said the mother had asked to use her phone and said that the man had been beating her. Deputies arrived shortly after.
The man was transported to a hospital, where he later died, authorities said.