Woman Shot by Stray Gunshots While SleepingFrom Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez:Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an incident at at apartment complex at 14807 Woodland Hills @ Sam Houston Tollway (Humble). Arriving units found an adult female (late 20s) still in her bed, deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.
Early this morning, a person in the area is suspected of firing shots at suspected burglars.
Investigators will look into the possibility that one of the shots penetrated the wall and fatally wounded the female. All information is preliminary. I will be enroute and join Investigators at the scene to learn more.
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Arrest update: the victim has been identified as Bethany Mefford (29).
Earlier in the morning, at about 2:30 a.m., several suspects were observed in the complex parking lot breaking into vehicles. An apartment complex resident, Darius Lewis (28), who lives across the parking lot from the victim, observed this and went outside in the parking area and fired his pistol multiple times at the suspects breaking into the vehicles.
HCSO deputies took two adults and one juvenile suspect into custody during the incident. Lewis was spoken to by the patrol deputies but he claimed to have only fired his gun into the ground to scare the burglary suspects. Investigators interviewed Lewis and reviewed evidence at the scene. Lewis was taken into custody and charged with Manslaughter. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez