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Harris County Probes Two Fatal Shootings: Alleged Intruder Killed, Two Found Dead in Cypress

Authorities describe both scenes as active homicide investigations with charging decisions pending.

Overview

  • Deputies say a resident shot a man who was allegedly breaking into an apartment on Inverness Forest around 6 a.m. Wednesday in north Harris County.
  • The man accused of breaking in was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS, and the resident who fired was detained for questioning.
  • Officials report children were inside the north Harris County apartment during the shooting but were not injured.
  • In a separate case Thursday, a man and woman were found dead with gunshot wounds at a home on Bonaventure Drive in Cypress, which the sheriff says may be a murder-suicide.
  • Homicide and crime scene teams are processing both locations, identities have not been released, and investigators have not announced any charges.