Friday, October 21, 2011

Sachse, TX: Sachse mom, 7-year-old boy found dead in apparent murder-suicide linked to custody dispute

A Sachse mother is suspected of shooting her son then killing herself as her estranged husband, accompanied by police, stood outside the door waiting to pick up the child, police said.
At about 11 a.m. Friday, Sachse police responded to the 7100 block of Longmeadow Drive at the request of the boy's father, who was in a custody dispute with his estranged wife, police said.
"While officers were outside they heard three shots from inside the house," according to a statement issued by Sachse police this afternoon.
"Officers forcibly entered the residence and found the 43-year-old female resident deceased along with her 7-year-old son. It appears that the female first shot the child and then took her own life."
No names have been released. The Collin County medical examiner's office is conducting autopsies and will make the official cause-of-death rulings.

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