HOUSTON – A man has been arrested and charged after his wife was found shot to death and their children injured at a home in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
Keith Marion Lee, 35, was charged with murder and three counts of injury to a child.
Family members identified the victim as Christina Abner Lee, 33.
What happened
The situation happened in the 5100 block of Enyart Street at around 1:30 a.m. early Friday morning.
Assistant Chief M. Martin with the Houston Police Department told KPRC 2′s Brittany Jeffers that they were called to the scene after being made aware of a girl, 10, and a boy, 4, were running around with signs of blunt-force trauma.
Police said the children went to a neighbor’s home asking for help and to report a shooting
When officers arrived, they said they found a man, identified as Lee, who was on the roof of a neighbor’s home and ordered him down and took him into custody.
Officers said the 10-year-old girl told police that her father had shot their mother.
Police then searched the home and found a 2-year-old boy suffering from serious injuries.
As their search continued, officers said they later found a bedroom in the back of the home where a woman, 33, had been shot and killed.
The children were all taken to a local hospital in stable condition. Police said the two younger children suffered fractures to their faces and heads.
Once Lee was questioned, he was subsequently charged and taken to a local hospital to be treated for a medical condition. Once he is released, he will be transported to the Harris County Jail.
Neighbor recalls couple’s strained relationship leading up to shooting
A neighbor who reported hearing the gunshots said the victim and Lee had been arguing for the past few weeks. Detectives were told the woman was either married to or was the suspect’s common-law wife, and that the suspect is the father of their three children
Chief Martin said that there was also a previous domestic disturbance call to that home.
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Breaking Free from Domestic Violence: Far too many cases to count in Harris County
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Help is also available immediately if you need it through the following numbers:
Houston Area Women’s Center: (713) 528-2121
National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799−7233
If you are in immediate danger, call 911.