HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Murder charges have been filed against a young woman accused of shooting her boyfriend during a fight, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
He said Jailene Marie Hernandez, 24, shot and killed 23-year-old Alexis Tavera during a physical altercation in their northside home.
HCSO said the shooting happened around 5:30 a.m. on Lone Oak Road.
According to a preliminary investigation, the couple got into an argument that turned physical and Hernandez got a gun and shot Tavera.
Multiple friends were at the home at the time, and two of them witnessed the shooting, investigators said.
No names have been released.