10-year-old girl apparently survives suicide shooting that killed her mother in spring, Harris County Sheriff’s Office says

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) – A seriously injured 10-year-old girl is the only survivor of a shooting that left two adults dead in a Spring-area apartment complex. Authorities are calling it a murder-suicide.

The girl was standing between her mother and her boyfriend, authorities said, when the boyfriend shot the mother and daughter multiple times.

Officials said that immediately after being shot, the girl had the strength to call her grandmother for help, and her grandmother called 911.

Harris County Sheriff’s officers were called to the Pierpont Apartments in the 23700 block of Springwoods Village Parkway near Hardy Toll Road around 5 p.m. Thursday.

At the scene, they found a 33-year-old woman, a 39-year-old man and a 10-year-old child who had been shot. The man and woman were both dead, and the child was taken to the hospital by rescue helicopter. The girl was shot in the stomach and authorities expect her to survive.

The Spring Fire Department posted a video on social media of the rescue helicopter leaving the scene of the accident.

Investigators believe that the girl’s mother was arguing with her boyfriend when he shot her and then apparently shot himself.

Investigators say the mother and her daughter were trying to leave the apartment when he shot them. We asked if there had been any cases of domestic violence in the past and what might have led to the shooting.

“That’s part of the investigation, we’re not at that point yet,” said HCSO Sergeant Greg Pinkins. “But that would definitely be something we would look into, the past of these two individuals. Both currently live here.”

The names of the adults killed have not been released. The girl’s grandmother currently has custody, officials say.

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