HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Harris County Sheriff’s Office officials are investigating a possible murder-suicide after finding a woman and man dead inside a home in Tomball.
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2 found dead in Tomball home
What we know:
Sergeant Ritchie says Precinct 4 Constable’s deputies were called around 11 p.m. by a 12-year-old girl saying her mother was unresponsive.
When they arrived at the home on Baldwin Springs Court in northwest Harris County, they found the juvenile girl physically unharmed. However, inside the home, deputies discovered a woman and man both dead in separate rooms.
According to Sgt. Ritchie, the woman was the 12-year-old’s mother and the man was her stepfather.
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Officials said there were no signs of forced entry and the scene looks like a possible murder-suicide.
All three lived in the home together.
What we don’t know:
Authorities have not officially confirmed the identities of the deceased individuals or their exact causes of death.
It remains unknown whether law enforcement has ever been called to the home before.
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