Crime & Safety
Humble Area Woman Is Shot To Death In Front Of Her Son
Victim was confronting neighbor who'd allegedly accused her son of theft, when she was killed

HUMBLE, TX — An argument between neighbors at an Humble ara apartment complex Wednesday afternoon left one woman dead, and a man wounded.
The shooting happened just before noon in the 600 block if Wilson Road near Ross Sterling Middle School.
Witnesses said the victim was angry because a neighbor had accused her 11-year old son of stealing, KPRC reported.
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Neighbors said the victim and her neighbor were oftenat odds, KTRK reported
Witnesses said the victim and her son were arguing with someone outside the apartment, when a man came out of the apartment next door and began shooting.
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The victim wa shot once in the head and died at the scene, and an onlooker was also shot and went to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The man who fired the fatal shots drove off, and is still at large.
Police know who he is and are trying to find him.
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