According to police, a man, woman, and two young children were inside their apartment when two men tried to break in. Police say two children are approximately ages one and three-years-old.
Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a mother of two on the city's east side Sunday night. The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. at the Timber Ridge Apartments in the 12200 block of Fleming Drive near the East Freeway.
"According to him, a couple of males possibly who are related to each other who he knows, but their relationship is unclear. He’s run into them before out here, came over and tried to rob him in the apartment," said Lt. Casko, of the Houston Police Department. Police said a shootout occurred between the woman and the intruders. The woman was shot and killed. The man and children were unharmed. The Houston Police Department hasn't confirmed the name of the shooting victim. However, family members said she is 26-year-old Hope Renee Saenz. They said "she was a very loving mother to her children. She was a hard worker, a loving sister, a daughter, aunt, and niece." Police are still looking for the shooter.
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