Texas Mother and Four-Year-Old Daughter Die Hours After Custody Ruling

A Texas mother and her four-year-old daughter have died following a reported shooting at their Houston home, hours after a court awarded primary custody of the child to her father. Police said officers responded after gunshots were heard. The child was found with an apparent gunshot wound, while her mother was taken to hospital with a self-inflicted injury. She later died. Court records reportedly required the mother’s contact with her daughter to be supervised. The reasons for the custody ruling and related restrictions were not immediately clear. The family had been involved in a custody dispute after the parents’ 2024 divorce.

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