4 killed during apparent murder-suicide in Galena Park: Sheriff

GALENA PARK, Texas - Authorities are piecing together what led up to what appears to be a murder-suicide in Galena Park.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says deputies were called around 10:30 p.m. to assist Galena Park PD officers in the 2000 block of 2nd St. in southeast Harris Co. That's where officers found a total of four people shot to death. 

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It’s unclear how the incident unfolded but according to Sheriff Gonzalez, there were several people in the house. However, the ones who were shot were three young women 19, 14, 13-years-old. We're also told the 19-year-old was pregnant. 

Meanwhile, the shooter, only described as an unidentified male in his 30s, was reportedly in a relationship with the women's mother, who was not home during the incident. He's not the father of the girls inside the home. 

Shortly after shooting the 3 young ladies, the Sheriff said the unidentified man sexually assaulted the 12-year-old before telling her to leave the home. 

The 12-year-old allegedly left the home, without her clothes, and went to alert a neighbor, who in turn called the police. She also managed to grab a 1-year-old, who is said to be the 19-year-old's child. 

Sheriff Gonzalez said the shooter was later discovered in the house with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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No additional details were shared as of this writing but an investigation, with HCSO spearheading it, remains underway.

This is a developing story and will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.