Overview
- Officers responding to a welfare check in the 7200 block of Mallard Drive found 42-year-old Angela Gray with an apparent gunshot wound to the chest and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Police charged 73-year-old Lee Sims with murder and booked him into the Texas City Jail with bond set at $250,000.
- Investigators have not disclosed a motive or whether the suspect and victim knew each other and say the investigation remains active.
- Authorities are asking anyone with information to call Detective Charles at 409-643-5763 or Detective Stinson at 409-643-5200 or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 409-763-TIPS (8477).
- Thursday’s discovery triggered routine homicide procedures including evidence collection and interviews, and officials say further developments and charging decisions could follow as the probe continues.