Harris County shooting: Mother killed on Red Oak, possible suspect found with self-inflicted gunshot wound
An investigation is underway after a Harris County mother was found shot to death in her apartment on Thursday night, the sheriff's office says.
Family members called 911 around 11 p.m. and reported that they had found 33-year-old Ashley Davis dead in her apartment in the 17400 block of Red Oak.
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Deputies say the woman’s 51-year-old boyfriend Richard Mitchell fled the scene in an older model, dark or black Dodge Durango.
According to the sheriff’s office, the man initially took the couple’s 1-year-old child with him, but later brought the child back and turned the child over to a family member. Authorities say the man then fled again.
The Harris County Sheriffs Office investigates a deadly shooting on Red Oak.
Mitchell was in the process of being charged with murder, but Houston police located Mitchell's vehicle at 6510 N Sam Houston Parkway.
A man, believed to be Mitchell, was found inside with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Deputies are speaking with witnesses and collecting video. The investigation is ongoing.