Couple dead in west Houston murder-suicide

Wednesday, December 23, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Two people died Wednesday morning in what authorities are calling a murder-suicide outside a west Houston apartment complex.

It happened just before 4 a.m. in the 2600 block of Westerland Drive.
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Witnesses said they heard screaming as a couple was arguing outside before shots rang out, according to Houston police.

Residents found the bodies of a man and a woman in a black Ford Mustang outside. Both had gunshot wounds, police said.
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It appeared the man shot the woman to death before turning the gun on himself, police said.

The female victim was identified as 24-year-old Itzell Sanchez. The 21-year-old man was not immediately identified. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police believe the two were in a relationship for around the past year, and it wasn't immediately clear what led to the tragedy.
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