Mother, her 2 young children dead in apparent murder-suicide at motel, near NRG Stadium

HOUSTON – An investigation is underway after a mother and her two young children were found dead inside a motel Friday afternoon in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

The shooting was reported at 11:43 a.m. at the Marriott Residence Inn, located at 7807 Kirby Drive, near NRG Stadium.

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Officials with the Houston Fire Department said the 40-year-old woman fatally shot her two young kids and then turned the gun on herself.

Police said the woman checked in Wednesday and maintenance workers went to check on her Friday morning and the room door was locked from the inside. Once inside, they found the woman dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Her children, a 9-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl, were also found dead with gunshot wounds.

Their deaths is believed to be a murder-suicide.

KPRC 2’s Bryce Newberry is at the scene and working to gather more details.