HOUSTON – Houston police are investigating a double homicide that occurred at 133 E 37th Street in northwest Houston around 1:30 a.m.
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Police said they received a call around 1:38 a.m. about a shooting. At the scene, they located two women, a 39-year-old and a 22-year-old, with fatal gunshot wounds.
Witnesses say three women were sitting on the porch and hanging out when a man dressed in a blue hoodie, camouflage pants and wearing a mask, black shoes and black gloves appeared behind a fence and started shooting at the women sitting on the porch. .
Both women were shot and killed instantly. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
The 39-year-old victim was identified as Mary Arredondo by her mother, Selinda Trevino, who arrived after receiving a call from one of her grandchildren about the shooting.
Arredondo was the mother of four children.
The other woman, the owner of the house, was able to start running. His only injuries came from falling while running away.
The man fired several shots before fleeing. It has not been determined whether he was in a vehicle or on foot.
Police believe the shooter is a former boyfriend, after obtaining statements from the women who escaped the shooting.
There were also five children in the home at the time of the shooting.
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Police are asking anyone who has video of the shooting, whether from a ring camera or other video that could assist in this investigation, to provide it immediately.
This is still an ongoing investigation and we will provide more information as it becomes available.
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