HARRIS COUNTY, TX – A teenage boy was fatally shot inside an apartment at The Oaks complex in Humble after his aunt heard a single gunshot from her room shortly after 2 p.m.
According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the woman called 911 after discovering her nephew unresponsive. Deputies arrived and located the teen deceased from at least one gunshot wound. He was not transported and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other juvenile males were inside the apartment at the time of the shooting. They reportedly left immediately afterward but later returned and are now being questioned by investigators.
Detectives are working to determine whether the shooting was accidental or intentional. Surveillance footage from both inside and outside the complex is being reviewed. It remains unclear who the firearm belonged to or how it ended up inside the apartment.
This is a developing story and more information will follow if it becomes available.
