Deputies were called to a home on the 600 block of North Carolina Park in the River Plantation subdivision after someone reported a burglary just after 9 p.m. Saturday.
Investigators said a 38-year-old woman was trying to break into a house through the back door.
The person inside the house warned her not to come in and fired a shot, hitting the woman in the abdomen. She was taken to Conroe Regional where she was pronounced dead.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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