Houston shooting: Deadly double shooting under investigation in Third Ward

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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.

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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. 

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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.