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14-year-old opens fire at Texas ‘house party gone bad,’ wounding sister and killing her boyfriend, authorities say

A 14-year-old boy opened fire with a shotgun during “a house party gone bad” late Saturday, wounding his sister and killing her boyfriend, Harris County authorities say.

Harris County deputies were called about 11:40 p.m. to a house in the 24000 block of Pepperrell Place Street in Katy, about 25 miles west of Houston.

According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, about 10 to 12 people were at a party at the home when the 14-year-old got into a fight with his sister’s 20-year-old boyfriend. The juvenile opened fire with a shotgun, wounding his 18-year-old sister and killing the boyfriend, Gonzalez said.

The sister was being treated at a hospital and was stable after undergoing surgery, sheriff’s Sgt. Eric Clegg said.

Ed Gonzalez

@SheriffEd_HCSO

Update: preliminary info indicates abt 10 young adults & teens were gathered at the home when a disturbance began btwn a juvenile male & the male victim. The juvenile discharged a shotgun at the victim, striking & killing him. A female was also struck. Investigation is on-going. https://twitter.com/sheriffed_hcso/status/1201076259763163136 

Ed Gonzalez

@SheriffEd_HCSO

Last night (abt 1140p), @HCSOTexas units responded to 24000 blk of Pepperrell Place Street. Two victims shot by one suspect, who used a shotgun. One victim was confirmed deceased at the scene and the other is stable at a hospital. Suspect was detained at the scene. #HouNews

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“This was basically a house party gone bad,” Gonzalez said on Twitter.

The sheriff said the 14-year-old was detained at the home but was not in custody Sunday morning. Authorities will present the results of their investigation to a juvenile prosecutor, he said.

The parents of the juvenile and his sister, who own the home where the shooting took place, were on vacation in Cancún, authorities said.

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