Houston: An outspoken gun advocate in Texas shot and killed her two teenage daughters before a responding police officer shot and killed her, authorities said today.
The 42-year-old mother, identified as Christy Sheats, shot her daughters on Friday in the Westheimer Lakes-North neighborhood near the Houston suburbs of Fulshear and Katy, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said.
A family spat started inside the married couple's Houston-area home and spiraled into gun violence that spilled out onto their street.
"It was a family argument that turned into a shooting, Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls said. "But we're still trying to put the pieces together," Nehls was quoted as saying by the Houston Chronicle.
The woman's husband Jason Sheats was taken away by paramedics, but was not injured, CNN affiliate KTRK reported. Jason and Christy recently reunited after separating, a neighbour told the TV station.
An eyewitness saw Taylor, Madison and Jason running out of their home.
According to the eyewitness, the young women were already wounded. The neighbour said Taylor collapsed on the street and he saw Christy come outside with a gun and then go back inside to reload. When she emerged again, she shot Madison in the back, according to the eyewitness.
Sheriff Nehls said deputies had gone to the family's home in the past, but he declined to provide additional details.
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