Vivian Savella killed: Mom accused of shooting 4-year-old and turning gun on herself after custody ruling has died, HPD says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The mother accused of shooting her 4-year-old to death and then turning the gun on herself has died, police said on Thursday.

The video above is from a previous report.

According to the Houston Police Department, at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, officers responded to the 300 block of Terra Reserve. HPD said it got a call about a shooting on the third floor of the home. Witnesses inside the home reported hearing the gunshots and forced their way into the 4-year-old’s room. The father of the child has since identified her as Vivian Savalla.

At the scene, officers said they found Vivian dead from an apparent gunshot wound.

HPD said that officers detained Vivian’s mother, who had reportedly shot herself in the face and was taken to the hospital. On Thursday, police said the mother was pronounced dead on Wednesday.

Sources close to the family told ABC13 that a family court judge had just granted Vivian’s custody to her father, and she was supposed to be turned over to him Tuesday night.

According to the father’s attorney, the court did not specify exactly how the custody exchange had to happen.

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