Mother shoots and kills two children before turning gun on herself in southwest Houston hotel

Published
July 03, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Houston, Texas
Marriott Residence Inn, southwest Houston
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Incident type
Shooting

Summary

Shooting Houston Texas in Houston, Texas: A 40-year-old woman shot and killed her two young children, ages 6 and 9, in a southwest Houston hotel before turning the gun on herself in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide. Hotel staff at a Marriott Residence Inn noticed the woman had been in a room since Wednesday and had not been heard from; when they checked the room, they found all three dead from gunshot wounds. Houston Police Department Lt. Larry Crowson said the incident appears to involve mental health issues and it is unclear exactly when the shooting occurred, though it did not appear to have happened on Friday.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
40-year-old woman At-fault party

Original reporting

Houston, Texas shooting: Mother shoots, kills 2 kids before turning gun on self in hotel, officials say - ABC7 Chicago

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