Retired HCSO couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide, sheriff says

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A couple found dead Tuesday at a Harris County residence in an apparent murder-suicide are retired members of the Harris County Sheriff’s office, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.

At about 11 a.m., Harris County deputies conducted a welfare check at the couple’s home in the 5300 block of Summit Hollow Drive. On arrival, deputies noticed a purse and what appeared to be shopping bags in a vehicle parked at the residence. Upon entering the home, they found a man and woman dead inside.

The man, approximately 68 years of age, was an HCSO deputy and retired about 10 years ago, Gonzalez said during a brief news conference Tuesday afternoon. The woman, believed to be 59, was a detention officer and retired five years ago. An agency spokesman said they were shot.

“Our condolences go out to the family,” Gonzalez said.

An investigation is ongoing.

Watch the news briefing in its entirety below.