GALENA PARK, Texas — Four people are dead after an (*3*), in response to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. It occurred at around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday at a house on 2nd Street near N. Main St. and Clinton Dr. According to Gonzalez, a person began capturing at a number of ladies inside the house following a disturbance, of sorts. The man shot a 19-year-old girl to loss of life, who Gonzalez stated was believed to have been pregnant. He then shot two different ladies earlier than sexually assaulting a 12-year-old inside the house. Not only that, “He then proceeded to sexually assault a 12-year-old that was inside the residence,” Gonzalez stated. “After that, he told her to go ahead and run from the house…she did so and ran out of the residence without any clothing.”
The 12-year-old additionally managed to seize a 1-year-old inside the home as she ran for assist. Gonzalez stated that is when Galena Park police arrived and located the three ladies shot to loss of life. The man, who’s in his late 30s, was additionally discovered dead from an obvious self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to Gonzalez, the person had a relationship with the house owner, who’s the mom of the 19-year-old, and wasn’t the daddy of any of the teens he killed which explains the lack of empathy in its totality. Investigators will proceed to piece collectively the relationships of everybody in the house, however Gonzalez additionally talked about the 1-year-old rescued from the house was the kid of the 19-year-old who was killed.
Meanwhile, the 12-year-old that was assaulted was transported to the hospital and is being handled for her accidents. “It’s just a tragic situation. It makes no sense, it’s all senseless and it’s very tragic,” Gonzalez stated. “But our investigators will try to put all the pieces together and our condolences go out to the victim’s families and everyone impacted by this and the entire city as well.” Domestic and household violence circumstances in the Houston space have elevated at an alarming charge. Victims usually tolerate in silence as a result of them being really scared, helpless or ashamed, to even begin with.
If you are one of the victims or somebody you recognize is a sufferer of domestic violence, listed here are some methods to get assistance. The Houston Area Women’s Center has a 24-hour hotline for victims of home violence at 713-528-2121 or 1-800-256-0551. The Family Time Crisis Center may also be reached 24 hours a day at 281-446-2615. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Crisis Text Line: Text START to 88788.