HOUSTON — A woman was shot and killed after police said she was attempting to break into a home in the Greater East End area early Saturday morning.
A second suspect, who police described as a Hispanic man in his mid-20s to 30s, was also attempting to break into the home but got away.
This happened just before 2:30 a.m. in the 7000 block of Avenue F in the Magnolia Park neighborhood.
Houston police said officers responded to a shooting call and when they arrived on scene they found the woman shot to death in the backyard. An investigation determined the woman and man were attempting to break into the home. One of the residents spotted them, got a gun and shot the woman in the backyard.
She was pronounced dead on scene.
The man got away and hasn't been caught.
Anyone with information on this incident or the man involved in this attempted burglary is urged to call HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).