Key Takeaways
- A woman in Willis, Texas, shot and killed her ex-boyfriend Friday night after deputies say he arrived at her home and shot her current boyfriend.
- Both men, described as being in their early to mid-twenties, died from their injuries at the home on Pleasure Lake Drive.
- The woman was not harmed, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
- Deputies described the incident as a violent domestic dispute at a home off FM 830, about 50 miles north of Houston.
- The woman’s actions will be presented to a grand jury to determine whether she should be formally charged.
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WILLIS, TX — A woman returned fire and killed her ex-boyfriend Friday night after deputies say he showed up at her home and shot her current boyfriend. Both men died at the scene.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office announced it is investigating a fatal shooting on Pleasure Lake Drive in Willis, about 50 miles north of Houston. The sequence of events comes from preliminary information deputies released, as reported by 6abc.
Deputies responded around 7:30 p.m. after a 911 call reported an assault involving a firearm. According to deputies, the woman’s ex-boyfriend arrived at her home and shot her current boyfriend.
The woman returned fire. She shot her ex-boyfriend. Both men died from their injuries at the home.
The woman was not harmed, according to the sheriff’s office in ABC13’s broadcast report. The sheriff’s office described the shooting as a violent domestic dispute at a home off FM 830.
The sheriff’s office said both men were in their early to mid-twenties. Authorities are withholding the names of everyone involved until families are notified. Multiple neighbors told KTRK-TV that the woman is in her twenties or thirties and was staying at her parents’ house.
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A lot of self-defense planning assumes the threat will be a stranger. In this case, deputies say, it was a man she had dated, and by the time she fired, he had already shot someone in front of her. A protective mindset has to account for the possibility that the person who brings violence to the house is someone you know.
Deputies said the case involving the woman’s actions will be presented to a grand jury, which will decide whether she should be formally charged. No charges have been announced against her. The sheriff’s office said the shooting involved only the parties involved and poses no threat to the public.
