ANGLETON, Texas (AP) — A Texas mother who shot her four children over the weekend, killing two of them, faces murder charges, authorities said Sunday.
The 31-year-old mother is being charged with two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Brazoria County Sheriff Bo Stallman told reporters. She is being held on a $14 million bond.
Two of the children, ages 13 and 4, were fatally shot inside a vehicle Saturday. The other children, ages 8 and 9, are in “stable condition” after being flown by a medical helicopter to a Houston-area hospital, Stallman said.
The children’s mother called 911 to alert authorities after the shooting, Stallman said. Authorities recovered a weapon at the scene, he added.
“It is impossible to make sense of a senseless tragedy like this, but we will do everything we can to seek justice for these children,” Stallman said.
The mother is a resident of Montgomery County to the north of Houston, he said.
The shooting took place in Angleton, a city of about 19,500 and which serves as the county seat of Brazoria County. It is located about 45 miles (70 kilometers) south of Houston.
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There are plenty of cameras at a truck stop that would immediately confirm who the perpetrator(s) is.
Totally INSANE!!!! Put HER DOWN!!!
Exactly Tiffany
there. is more to this story I in no way agree with what she done . but this person did not raise these kids just to kill them the one was 13 yes she has to be punished for her crime but I think she needs a mental hospital at this point more than a jail cell. her brain needs to be looked at to see if she has a tumor on the front lobe that is the decision maker and a tumor there will make you do crazy things . but also once they take it off your never the same either. idk I just think they need to look at it more deeply then she just killed her kids. my thoughts anyway.