HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A mother is facing charges after authorities say she shot her teenage son during a fight at their home in north Harris County.
The Harris County Pct. 4 Constable’s Office said it happened in the 1000 block of Ranch Oak Drive, near Hardy Street. This is in the Remington Ranch neighborhood.
Authorities say deputies were dispatched around 5:20 p.m. As they were headed to the home, another call came in about a gun being fired and someone being hit by gunfire.
Cpt. Juan Flores with Pct. 4 says as they investigated, they learned the mother had been involved in a fight with her son when she shot him. Flores said the teenager was unarmed.
The boy was transported to a hospital with a gunshot wound.
Other family members were inside the house at the time of the shooting, but they were not hurt.
Flores said law enforcement has been called to the home before for incidents between the two.
Flores said the Harris County District Attorney’s Office has accepted charges of aggravated assault against a family member. She will be booked into the Harris County Jail.