Brothers trying to protect neighbor fatally shot by suspect, sheriff says

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Two brothers and a suspect were killed Friday evening after an apparent double murder-suicide in northeast Harris County.

According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, it started with a woman and her boyfriend arguing at a home on S. Spicewood, near Green River Drive.

The woman ran to a neighbor’s house and told the people inside that she had been attacked by her boyfriend.

Two brothers left the house and went to confront the man.

Investigators say the man immediately opened fire, killing both brothers.

A third brother came out with a gun and exchanged gunfire with the shooter.

According to police, the suspect then ran into his home, where he shot himself.

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The names of the men involved in the incident have not been released.

The two brothers who died are believed to be 15 and 30 years old, according to a preliminary report from the Sheriff’s Office.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing.