HOUSTON – The identify of a man who killed himself and injured his wife and daughter in an attempted murder-suicide has been released, according to the Houston Police Department.
The gunman was identified as 59-year-old Ronnie B. Richardson.
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The shooting happened Friday morning at around 5:30 a.m. at a west Houston home, located in the 13400 block of Preston Cliff Court, just east of Highway 6.
Assistant Chief M. Howard said officers met the 13-year-old girl who called 911 outside of the home where she told them her father had just shot her mother, 49, an older sister, 28, inside.
Police went inside the home and heard a disturbance in an upstairs bedroom and attempted to enter the room, but found the door partially blocked.
After officers attempted to communicate with the father, a single gunshot was heard from inside the room.
That was when officers found Richardson with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, as well the mother and daughter.
Both the mother and daughter were rushed to area hospitals in stable condition. The mother suffered a gunshot wound near her head, and the daughter was wounded in the upper arm.
The 13-year-old was not hurt.
Asst. Chief Howard provides media briefing on a fatal shooting in the 13400 block of Preston Cliff Court. https://t.co/LAFeGQPHMo
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) August 4, 2023