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Man Shoots Wife and 7-Year-Old Son Before Killing Himself in Katy Apartment

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating whether the father’s unemployment-driven depression contributed to the tragedy.

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Overview

  • Deputies arrived around 10 a.m. Saturday at the Park Row Drive complex and found a 43-year-old woman and her 7-year-old son fatally shot in the child’s bedroom.
  • A 19-year-old daughter and her boyfriend, asleep in another room, escaped unharmed during the incident.
  • The 42-year-old husband was flown to a hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound and pronounced dead.
  • A pistol was recovered at the scene and law enforcement officials say there is no ongoing risk to the public.
  • Authorities have not released the victims’ names as homicide detectives and CSI teams continue forensic processing at the apartment.