Angleton, Texas (AP) — Two children had been killed and two extra had been critically injured in a shooting early Saturday near the Houston suburb of Angleton, Texas, authorities mentioned.
The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office mentioned in a Facebook put up that deputies responded to experiences of the shooting and discovered two children, ages 13 and 4, fatally shot. Two different children, ages 8 and 9, had been flown by medical helicopter to a hospital and had been in critical condition.
“Fortunately, the two injured children are now in stable condition,” Madison Polston, the sheriff’s public affairs officer, mentioned in an electronic mail Saturday.
A lady has been arrested in reference to the shooting, Polston mentioned. Investigators had been working to confirm how the girl and children are associated.
Officials mentioned there is no such thing as a ongoing risk to the group.
Authorities had not supplied different particulars about the place the shooting befell or the circumstances to that led as much as it, however Polston mentioned her division hoped to have an replace with extra particulars Saturday night.
“While details are still developing, the loss of two children in such a manner is a tragedy,” the sheriff’s workplace wrote in the Facebook put up. “Our thoughts are with the family and everyone affected as we continue to learn more about this heartbreaking situation.”
Angleton is a metropolis of about 19,500 and is the county seat of Brazoria County. It is situated about 45 miles (72 kilometers) south of Houston and is inside the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan space.