A 42 year old Houston woman, Christy Sheats fatally shot her
two daughters, 22 year old Taylor Sheats and 17 year old Madison
Sheats, when a family dispute moved from their home in a quiet
subdivision in suburban Katy, Texas onto the street.
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| Madison with her mum |
The Police were called around 5pm on Friday but by the time they got
there, Christy Sheats was found standing near the bodies of her two
daughters still holding the gun. Madison was pronounced dead on the
scene, while Taylor was airlifted to Texas Medical Center in Houston in
critical condition on Friday, where she later died on Saturday morning.

When the Police responded to the crime scene, they asked the mother
several times to drop her weapon but she refused and ended up getting
killed by the responding police officer.
was later taken to a hospital because he was distraught.
‘It was a family argument that turned into a shooting. But we’re still
trying to put the pieces together,’ Sheriff Nehls told the Houston
Chronicle.
‘Right now, all we can do is try to pray for the father and the husband
so he can try to work through this.’
No details on what started the argument was made available.
Source: Houston Chronicle/NY Daily News
