Woman and Child, 7, Shot and Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide by Their 'Depressed' Husband and Father: Police

A female and her 7-year-old boy were killed successful what constabulary judge was a double murder-suicide by their hubby and father.

Authorities responded to an flat analyzable Katy, Texas, connected Saturday, June 7, erstwhile they recovered nan female and nan kid dormant from gunshot wounds, arsenic good arsenic a man injured, nan Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said successful a news release shared connected Facebook. 

The man was transported to a section hospital, wherever he was later pronounced dormant connected arrival, constabulary said.

According to nan HSCO, nan female recovered dormant was 43 years old, and her hubby was 42 years old. A family personnel told authorities nan man "had been depressed lately owed to unemployment and different issues."

All 3 identities of nan deceased person yet to beryllium made public.

During a property conference, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said nan young boy was recovered “deceased successful bed," per Fox 26 Houston.

“Homicide investigators, detectives and CSI units are connected segment processing," added Sheriff Gonzalez.

“Lately, nan big antheral had apparently been without a occupation and going done immoderate different issues and had perchance sought immoderate curen recently,” he continued. “But today, we don't cognize what transpired that led him to return this type of action.”

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According to Fox 26 Houston, 2 different group were successful nan location astatine nan clip of nan shooting — a 19-year-old woman, believed to beryllium nan deceased couple’s daughter, who was successful her chamber astatine nan time, and her boyfriend, who was staying overnight.

They were not injured successful nan shooting, nan outlet reported.

The investigation presently remains ongoing.

The HCSO did not instantly respond to PEOPLE's petition for remark connected Sunday, June 8.

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