What happened on June 24th has left three dead, and several looking for answers.
“It was a family argument that turned into a shooting,” Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls told the Houston Chronicle, unable to elaborate.
“We’re still trying to put the pieces together.”
Christy Sheats of Katy, Texas shot her daughters -Taylor, 22, and Madison, 17 – before police arrived.
“The armed shooter was also in the street and, after refusing to drop her weapon, was shot and killed by a Fulshear officer.”
Madison died on the scene, and Taylor later died after being rushed to Texas Medical Center.
The three women were celebrating their dad, Jason’s birthday. He and Christy had recently gotten back together after separating, according to KTRK-TV.
According to the Associated Press, Christy called a family meeting in their living room.
“During that meeting, Christy Sheats held up a gun and shot both girls,” the sheriff’s office said.
Jason reportedly told Christy “Don’t do this. They’re our kids,” before running to a neighbor for help, one witness told KPRC.
Madison and Taylor ran outside as their mother shot them. Christy went inside, reloaded her gun, and continued to shoot Taylor, who body she stood over when police arrived.
The Associated Press reports that police had been called to the Sheats’ home 14 times since 2012. While some of the calls were “related to alarm issues,” details on others couldn’t be released for legal reasons.
However, the Sheriff’s office did tell people that some of those calls had to do with Christy suffering a “mental crisis.”
Friends are shocked by what Christy did.
“This woman loved her children. That was her life purpose. That was her pride. That was her joy,” Catherine Knowles told Time.
“Christy wasn’t crazy. I don’t know what could have made her snap. To do this, it’s insanity. The whole thing.
“She loved God. She loved her kids. I don’t get it. I don’t get it at all.”
Christy’s Facebook page is filled with photos from concerts, as well as passionate beliefs over gun control.
“It would be horribly tragic if my ability to protect myself or my family were to be taken away,” she wrote in March,“but that’s exactly what Democrats are determined to do by banning semi-automatic handguns.”
In September, Christy gushed about her two girls on Daughters Day.
“Happy Daughter’s Day to my two amazing, sweet, kind, beautiful, intelligent girls,” the 42-year wrote.
“I love and treasure you both more than you could ever possibly know.”
