Gruesome Murder/Suicide Scene in Small Texas Town

 

GALENA PARK, TX — Police found a gruesome scene in a Houston area city following the murders of three teen girls and the apparent suicide of the suspect on Saturday night.

According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, on Feb. 18, 2023 at approx 10:30 p.m., officers with Galena Park PD responded to a sexual assault of a child and a possible shooting. 

A 12-year-old girl reported she was sexually assaulted by her mother’s boyfriend and that he had shot other family members inside their house. 

The victim stated she picked up her one-year-old niece and ran to a neighbor’s house to call for help. 

Galena Park officers and EMS checked the residence and located 3 teen girls dead inside the house from apparent gunshot wounds. The 38-year-old suspect was located dead in the master bedroom from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

The victims’ mother was not home at the time of the shooting. 

The identity of the suspect and victims are being withheld pending positive identification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. 

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