Woman arrested after shooting her brother during fight over property in S. Harris Co., deputies say

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A woman is accused of shooting her own brother outside a home in south Harris County on Friday morning. Deputies said there has been tension between the siblings for years.

Harris County sheriff's deputies said the shooting happened around 6:20 a.m. Friday in the 1700 block of Fellows Road near the intersection of SH-288 and the Beltway, close to Pearland. Investigators were called to the address for a family violence call.

Deputies said the siblings, who appear to both be in their early-to-mid 50s, have been fighting for some time about missing property.

"There's been an ongoing disturbance between the brother and sister for the last couple years," Lt. John Klafka said.

On Friday morning, the sister told deputies she noticed some of her property was missing from outside, and her brother was not home.

"It looked like a washing machine tub. There was a crashed fender in the back of the truck. I think there was some other small, minor objects. Random trash," Klafka said.

Investigators said the brother lives in a trailer home behind the main residence. Meanwhile, his sister lives in the main residence with their mother.

Deputies said the woman used a tractor tire to block her brother from entering the driveway and getting to his trailer home. When he returned to the property, he was angry and the sister came outside.

The siblings began arguing, and that's when deputies said the woman noticed her missing property was in the back of her brother's truck.

Klafka said she tried to retrieve it, and that's when her brother allegedly charged at her.

"She felt threatened. She pulled out her gun, shot him once. They exchanged more words, and she shot him a second time," Klafka said.

The brother was shot once in the arm and once in the stomach, HCSO said. He was taken to the hospital and underwent surgery. Deputies said he's expected to survive.

Investigators said the brother was not armed.

The sister has no prior criminal history. Klafka said she cooperated with investigators during questioning but eventually started resisting when deputies wanted to place her in the back of an HCSO vehicle.

The Harris County District Attorney's office accepted one charge of aggravated assault of a family member against the woman and she was arrested.

The siblings' mother was home at the time but was inside the house and didn't hear what happened outside, deputies said.

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