Man delivering diapers kills grandmother, injures infant in Houston
The father shot the 19-year-old mother's parent and his own child before dying from a self-inflicted wound at a northwest Houston apartment.
By Tomas Rahman ·
A father who arrived at a northwest Houston apartment to drop off diapers opened fire on his partner's family on Saturday evening. The man fatally shot the 19-year-old mother's 40-year-old parent and critically wounded his infant child. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head before police could take him into custody.
Houston Police Department officers responded to the apartment complex on the 7700 block of Willow Chase Boulevard around 7:35 p.m. The suspect had come to the residence to deliver diapers to the 19-year-old woman, who is the mother of his child. Police said an argument erupted between the two, causing the man to draw a firearm.
Investigators determined the gunman shot the 40-year-old grandmother in the back. He then fired at the infant, striking the child in the abdomen. The 19-year-old mother sustained no injuries. She rushed the wounded baby out of the apartment to safety after the shooting.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found the suspect inside the unit. He had shot himself in the head. Houston Police Lt. Pulido said officers performed CPR on the grandmother and applied a chest seal before paramedics arrived. Houston Fire Department paramedics transported both victims to a nearby hospital. The 40-year-old woman was pronounced dead upon arrival. The infant remains in critical condition.
The Houston Police Department Homicide Division is investigating the incident. Authorities have not released the names of the victims or the gunman. They cited the need to notify family members before making the information public.
