HOUSTON - A 27-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of his common-law wife and his bond has been set to $75,000.
Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a shooting at an apartment complex in the 6200 block of E. Sam Houston Parkway just before 11 p.m. Monday.
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Deputies arrived to find a 24-year-old woman dead from an apparent gunshot wound.
HCSO says Dabareon Banks was at the scene and told investigators the woman shot herself during an argument.
The couple’s three-year-old daughter and 20-month-old son were also in the apartment when the shooting occurred.
The children were not injured and have been released to family members. The victim has not been identified publicly.
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Banks has been booked in Harris County jail on a murder charge with a $75,000 bond.