Overview
- The shooting was reported just after 4 a.m. on Thursday at a Redberry Court home in The Woodlands and deputies began life-saving measures but the 16-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says its preliminary probe indicates the death appears to be accidental and officials have not released further details on how the shooting occurred.
- A 17-year-old friend and a 19-year-old sibling were at the home when the shooting happened and authorities have not publicly said whether they were involved.
- No arrests have been reported and investigators will refer evidence to the county district attorney’s office, which will decide whether charges should be filed.
- The case is being handled by major-crimes detectives and the medical examiner and comes days after a separate teen homicide in the county, a sequence that has heightened local concern and may prompt additional public tips or scrutiny of youth gun safety.