Ed Gonzalez, Harris County Sheriff,
first and foremost one, extend our
condolences to the city of Galena Park.
They've been through some very
tragic situations here recently.
Recently with the death of the
shooting death of a 17 year old and
now they're dealing here with the
aftermath of of four individuals
that are dead inside a residence.
Would we know at this point
it's still all preliminary.
We still have an ongoing investigation
that did occur in the city of Galena Park.
In the primary agency responding agency
was Galena Park Police Department.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office homicide
and crime scene investigators are on
scene to assist the city of Galena Park.
So we are now the lead
investigative agency over this.
What we know at this point is at
approximately 10:30 PM some type of
disturbance occurred inside a residence.
We believe there were multiple
people inside the residence.
It appears that that there were
some females inside the residence,
primarily teenagers. The oldest was 19.
We're told that that 19 year old
was pregnant. There was a male
inside. The resident as well
he we're told has a dating
relationship for about the last two
plus years with the female homeowner,
so he was in the residence.
The female homeowner was not at home at
the time she was away from the residence.
So something transpired.
The male shot the 19 year old pregnant
female, two additional females.
He then proceeded to sexually assault the
12 year old that was inside the residence.
After that happened, he told her to
go ahead and run from from the house.
She did so. She ran out of the
residence without any clothing,
trying to seek assistance.
So she ran to a nearby nearby home.
At that point they alerted Galeena
piece police PD who arrived.
The city of Galena Park PD who
responded to the residents where they
discovered the lifeless bodies of
foreign individuals including the male.
It appears that the male again had shot
and killed the the three one was a
pregnant female and then they're they're
signs of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
There is a a gun there by his side.
So it's still again
preliminary investigation.
We don't know everything that transpired.
The 12 year old is receiving treatment
at this point at at a hospital.
There was also a one year old
at inside the house.
So when she ran out she managed to
to to think about it thankfully
and was able to grab the one year
old and and and ran away.
As she was seeking assistance
she was able to run away with the
one year old to seek help.
That's the preliminary information
we have again just tragic situation
makes no sense it's all senseless
and it's it's very tragic but our.
Instigator, Soulfully,
we'll try to put all the pieces together,
but you know,
our condolences go out to to the victims,
families and and everybody impacted
by this and the entire city as well.
And also to Mayor Moya,
the mayor here and Chief Wagner
as well the chief of police that
here it is here
on scene and we're working closely with him.
Is the two females other than the
pregnant female yourself 19 two
other two females are they teens
or yes the other females are also
teens don't know the exact ages on
them but but all three were were
teenagers the the oldest one was a
19 year old and then we're told that
the one year old that was inside the
house that was rescued was that the
child of the 19 year old as well and
she's also we're we're told pregnant
at at this was at this point you know.
And. And she's deceased.
It is a suspect, also a teenager.
The suspect is is in his
late 30s. Everyone inside
the home was Hispanic.
Is it believed that that 12
year old witnessed the whole
entire thing? Yes, that's that's
the belief. She was inside
their home when it happened.
It appears that for some reason
he spared her and and and
basically sexually assaulted her.
Basically threatened with either
killing her or sexually assaulted her.
Actually assaulted her and
then allowed her to run.
She was able to run again
without any clothes on grab.
The one year old ran to seek
assistance at a nearby home.
Is it the males?
Is he the father of any of these
children or is at this point? No.
We're told that he was the the
boyfriend of the homeowner,
the female homeowner which would
be the mother of the 19 year old.
But that that female was not at home
at the time and so she was obviously
told later on about what happened
and so she returned to the scene.
So again just tragic situation all around.
We're we're trying to connect all
the pieces just to find out the
relationships we're told that other than.
Them
having a dating relationship with the
female homeowner for the last two plus
years. He wasn't the father of
anyone, that of the teens that
that were killed here today.