HOUSTON – A mother of two was shot and killed Sunday night during a shootout with two men attempting to break into her east Houston apartment.
Houston police responded to reports of a shooting in the 12200 block of Fleming Drive around 9:30 p.m.
HPD Lt. Steve Casko said a woman, her husband, and two young children were inside their home when the two men arrived at their front door and attempted to force their way inside.
Investigators said the woman’s husband answered the door and saw two men holding a firearm. He then yelled to his wife to call 911 but police said the woman grabbed a firearm. A shootout began and at some point, the woman was killed.
Neighbors said they called police after hearing the gunshots. They also told investigators that they witnessed the two suspects going in and out of the apartment a few times while the husband was chasing them.
Investigators said the husband claimed to know the suspects, saying he had seen them around the complex.
The husband was not injured during the shooting.
Homicide investigators said they are working to determine if the reports provided by the husband and other witnesses add up to the evidence at the scene.
The husband also told police that he took the two young children, ages 1 and 3, outside the apartment and put them in the car while waiting for police after the shooting.