Houston shooting: Deadly double shooting under investigation in Third Ward
HOUSTON - Houston police are on the scene following a deadly double shooting in Houston's Third Ward on Monday night.
According to reports, police received reports of a shooting in the 4200 block of Ennis just before 9 p.m.
When officers arrived, they heard moaning coming from inside of an apartment unit.
Officers opened the door and a 2-year-old girl came out, telling officers that her mom had fallen down and needed help.
Officers later found the woman with a gunshot wound. She has been taken to the hospital by ambulance in critical condition.
A man with a gunshot wound was also found and pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities believe the incident stemmed from a domestic violence incident where the man shot his female friend.
The child was not injured in the incident, according to officials.