A 40-year-old woman and her two young children were found dead Friday after an apparent murder-suicide at a Houston Marriott Residence Inn near the medical center and NRG Park.
“A mother shot and killed her two kids under age of nine before she took her own life,” Houston Fire Department Senior Captain Raul D. Reyes said.
The Houston Police Department said the deaths were being investigated by its homicide division, and that hotel staff had discovered the three bodies.
“They went in there just to check on the room, and that’s when they discovered them,” Lt. Larry Crowson said during a press briefing, adding that the family members looked to have died earlier in the week.
Crowson said the case appeared to involve mental health issues.
This is a developing story.