HARRIS COUNTY, TX – A man was fatally shot during a domestic disturbance outside an apartment complex in the 23900 block of Birnam Wood Boulevard around 9:41 a.m.
According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived and found a man, approximately 50 years old, unresponsive from an apparent gunshot wound. EMS personnel pronounced the man deceased at the scene.
Investigators stated the man’s ex-wife or ex-girlfriend said there had been a domestic dispute between the two that escalated into a physical altercation. She told deputies that she discharged a firearm, striking the man near the parking lot area outside the apartment.
Another adult female was also present during the incident but was not injured. Investigators confirmed that children lived in the apartment, but they were at school during the incident. No other injuries were reported.
Investigators say no one has been charged at this moment. The case remains under investigation by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division and will be referred to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
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