Overview
- Harris County deputies found 21-year-old Maysie Murphy shot inside a Crosby home on Monday after responding to a 911 call in which a 55-year-old woman said she had killed someone.
- Courtney Smith, 55, was detained at the scene, charged with murder and booked into the Harris County Jail with bond reported at $1 million.
- Deputies had earlier visited the same address that day after Smith reported 'seeing demons' but they said they lacked enough information to carry out an emergency detention.
- The sheriff’s office says the motive remains unknown and investigators are probing a developing claim that Smith admitted she also shot a boyfriend whose body has not been found.
- Homeowners say Murphy was 'like a grandchild' to them and that both women had been staying at the house after Smith met the couple on social media and was offered shelter due to financial hardship.