Two men are dead after a shooting Friday night at a home on Pleasure Lake Drive in Willis, and investigators say the violence erupted after a woman's ex-boyfriend showed up and opened fire on her current boyfriend. The woman then shot and killed her ex, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say the case involving her actions will now go before a grand jury.
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a 911 call reporting an assault involving a firearm at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the 5000 block of Pleasure Lake Drive. When deputies arrived, they located two adult men with gunshot wounds, and both were pronounced dead at the scene. ABC13 Houston reported that the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said a woman's boyfriend and her ex-boyfriend were found dead after the shooting.
Preliminary Account Points to a Love Triangle Turned Deadly
According to preliminary information from the sheriff's office, the woman's ex-boyfriend arrived at her home, brandished a firearm, and shot her current boyfriend. The woman then returned fire, shooting her ex-boyfriend. Sgt. Christopher Evans of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office's Major Crimes Unit told Fox 26 Houston that the men got into an altercation over a woman and shots were fired, as reported by fox26houston.com.
The sheriff's office's Major Crimes Detectives and Crime Scene Investigators responded to the scene and are conducting their investigation, the report notes. An earlier account from the same outlet indicated there were no charges at that point in the investigation. Authorities are withholding the names of the people involved until all next-of-kin notifications are complete.
Woman's Actions Headed to a Grand Jury
Investigators say the case involving the woman's actions will be presented to a grand jury, which will determine whether an indictment is warranted, per the same account. The circumstances leading to the shooting remain under investigation, according to the sheriff's office. No further details on a timeline for that review have been released.
Texas law includes provisions addressing when deadly force is justified in defense of another person. Under Section 9.32 of the Texas Penal Code, a person may be justified in using deadly force against another if that person would be justified in using force under Section 9.31, though the statute lays out additional conditions beyond that threshold, according to tcss.legis.texas.gov. Whether that legal framework applies to the Willis case has not been determined, and investigators have not said whether the woman will face charges as the grand jury review moves forward.
