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Texas Mother Charged in Children’s Shootings as Search Turns Up Dozens of Suspected Fraudulent IDs

A 17-year-old from the household remains unaccounted for, according to investigators.

Overview

  • Oninda Romelus, 31, is accused of shooting her four children at a gas station in Angleton, killing a 13-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl and injuring an 8-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl.
  • Deputies found the children shot inside a running vehicle before the two survivors were airlifted to a Houston-area hospital, where authorities say they are in stable condition.
  • Romelus is jailed on two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, with bond set at $14 million.
  • Court documents say Romelus told investigators, "Kill them all," claimed she "called the devil," and appeared paranoid during a post-arrest interview.
  • Search warrants at her Porter home detail the seizure of ammunition, electronics, and alleged fraudulent materials, including 33 Social Security cards, 48 identification cards, 16 credit cards, and printers, as CPS conducts a parallel child-welfare investigation.