Keith Marion Lee charged in deadly Houston shooting of wife, injury of children
Mother killed in possible DV incident
A man is in jail after police say he killed the mother of his children and severely beat them. It happened early this morning in southeast Houston and FOX 26's Jade Flury spoke with neighbors about the incident. (NOTE: This report was prior to police releasing the suspect's identity.)
HOUSTON - A man has been charged after a woman was shot to death and three children were found injured in a southeast Houston neighborhood early Friday morning, authorities say.
Police say Keith Marion Lee, 35, is charged with murder and three counts of injury to a child. According to police, the 33-year-old victim was either married to or was Lee’s common-law wife, and Lee is the father of their children.
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Keith Marion Lee (prior booking photo) (Photo: Houston Police Department)
Officers responded to a report of an assault on Cosby Street around 1:20 a.m. Friday. Police say a 10-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy had gone to a neighbor’s home asking for help and to report a shooting. Authorities say both of the children showed signs of physical abuse.
Police say officers also saw a man, Lee, on the roof of a house and took him into custody.
Officers then went to the children’s house in the 5100 block of Enyart Street. Police say a 2-year-old boy was found suffering from serious injuries, and a woman was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
The 33-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The children were taken to the hospital. Police say the two younger children suffered fractures to their faces and heads.
Court documents stated Lee used a firearm to murder the mother of his children and also pointed the firearm into the body of at least one of his children.
Documents also stated Lee beat all three of his children by savagely striking them with his fists and cause two of them to suffer serious bodily injury, including a skull fracture, brain hemorrhage, and a collapsed lung.
According to HPD, Lee was question and charged, and then he was taken to a hospital to be treated for a medical condition. He will be booked into the Harris County Jail once he is released from the hospital.
Lee is scheduled to appear in court on Monday morning at 8 a.m.