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A Texas high school sophomore was shot useless whereas being held captive at residence by her mom’s gun-toting boyfriend early Friday morning, authorities mentioned.
The sufferer’s father recognized her to KPRC as 16-year-old Lauren Juma. She was pronounced useless on the scene within the Houston suburb of Humble.
Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office arrested the suspected shooter, 60-year-old Van Brisbon, who was booked into jail on a cost of homicide.
A sergeant quoted the homicide suspect as telling cops “You do what you have to do” on the time of his arrest, based on ABC13 reporting.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez mentioned in an announcement that Brisbon “was not cooperative with investigators and a motive for the murder is unknown at this time.”
According to the sheriff, the incident started unfolding simply after 1 a.m. Friday, when Lauren’s sister referred to 911 to report that their mom’s live-in boyfriend, Brisbon, was holding the 16-year-old at gunpoint.
As deputies responded to the household’s residence within the 20400 block of Canton Trace Lane in Humble and had been approaching the entrance door, they heard a number of gunshots.
Brisbon then exited the home and was detained. Inside, deputies discovered Juma useless. Cops mentioned the teenager had been shot in a number of instances.
Juma’s 19-year-old sister was not inside the house at the time of the capture however was standing exterior, and their mom was out of the city.
The woman’s dad instructed Fox 26 that Juma was a sophomore at Nimitz High School. Her dream was to affix the army or grow to be a police officer when she grew up, he mentioned.
The father added that his daughter was hardworking and candy, She is survived by her three sisters and a brother.
