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Houston Woman Killed, Husband Hurt in Apparent Accidental Shooting During Gun Cleaning

Prosecutors will review the case to decide whether to file charges.

Overview

  • Deputies found a 25-year-old man and his 24-year-old wife shot inside a home that held seven adults and three children in the 600 block of Harding Street.
  • Investigators say the man and his brother were taking guns apart and putting them back together when the man’s weapon fired.
  • The round hit the man’s hand and then struck his wife in the upper torso, according to the sheriff’s office.
  • Both were taken to a local hospital, where the woman died and the man was treated for his hand wound.
  • The Harris County District Attorney’s Office or a grand jury will review the shooting, and authorities have not released the names of those involved.