16-year-old Texas girl shot dead while held captive by mom’s boyfriend: sheriff

A Texas highschool sophomore was shot useless whereas being held captive at residence by her mom’s gun-toting boyfriend early Friday morning, authorities stated.

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 Workplace 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 it’s a must to do” on the time of his arrest, based on ABC13 reporting.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez stated in an announcement that Brisbon “was not cooperative with investigators and a motive for the homicide is unknown at the moment.”

Based on the sheriff, the incident started unfolding simply after 1 a.m. Friday, when Lauren’s sister referred to as 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 Hint 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 stated the teenager had been shot a number of occasions.

Juma’s 19-year-old sister was not inside the house on the time of the taking pictures however was standing outdoors, and their mom was out of city.

The woman’s dad instructed Fox 26 Juma was a sophomore at Nimitz Excessive Faculty. Her dream was to hitch the navy or grow to be a police officer when she grew up, he stated.

The daddy added that his daughter was hardworking and candy, She is survived by her three sisters and a brother.