Mother found dead next to daughter who was ‘fake sleeping’ during reported shooting, police say

HOUSTON – A mother was found dead on a couch with multiple gunshot wounds next to her daughter who was “fake sleeping,” Houston police said.

Officers arrived in the 4800 block of Jarmese Street near Calhoun Road at around 4 a.m Saturday morning.

HPD initially said two women were found dead at the scene, but then discovered the daughter was alive and had been pretending to sleep.

Details of the shooting were not immediately available, including the age of the daughter or the reason why she may have been “fake sleeping.”

Investigators are awaiting a search warrant for the apartment.