Two brothers were shot to death outside their Texas home as they tried to protect a neighbor from their irate boyfriend, who then turned the gun on himself, police said.
According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, Edward and Luis Lopez Robles were at their home in Houston on Friday night when a neighbor confronted them following a domestic violence incident involving her boyfriend, Carlos Guerra. and her two teenage boys came running up to her.
The woman and her sons went into the brother's house, and Guerra soon followed.
The suspect, whose name has not been released, said he came knocking on the door to confront the mother. Edward, 50, and Lewis, 31, met him outside to try to get him away from the woman.
However, the suspect immediately opened fire, killing both men, before the third son ran outside with his own handgun to help his fallen brother, police said.
After the shootout with his third brother, Guerra ran into his home, where he shot himself, the sheriff said.
The woman, child, and Lopez-Robles' third brother were not injured in the incident, and all four cooperated with Harris County authorities.
The sheriff's office said they received a call from the suspect's home about a domestic violence incident a few days before the shooting.
Police have not released details about the call.
neighbors Alberto Hernandez told FOX 26. He said he was shocked that such a grizzly incident happened in his neighborhood, while mourning his two neighbors.
“I saw bodies lying on the ground,” Hernandez said of the aftermath.
“I couldn't sleep,” he added. “It was 3 a.m. and their bodies were still lying on the ground.”
If you or someone you know is at risk of domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or Safe Horizon at 1-800-621-HOPE Please..
