Thomas Wilson Alexander.Photo:Houston Police Department
Houston Police Department
A Texas man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly shot and killed his common-law wife as her 9-year-old daughter watched in horror, authorities reportedly said.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting at an apartment complex in Houston just before 8 p.m. Sunday, according to apress releasefrom the Houston Police Department.
Once inside, they found a 29-year-old woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, police said. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
The woman’s romantic partner, Thomas Wilson Alexander, 32, was later identified as a suspect and charged with murder for his alleged role in the fatal shooting, police said.
As the violence unfolded, the girl says McHenry instructed her to call her grandmother and McHenry informed her mother over the phone that Alexander had allegedly pulled out a gun, according to the news outlet.
“Jasmine McHenry was a beautiful, bright, vibrant , hardworking, young mother of [two],” the fundraiser reads.
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“She loved her family,” the page continues. “She did not deserve to die like this.”
Harris County Jailrecords showAlexander was booked into the facility on June 12 and is being held on $1 million bond. He is expected back in court on June 14.
It’s unclear if he has entered a plea or retained an attorney to comment on his behalf.
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source: people.com
