{"id":41412,"date":"2016-06-28T09:59:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T13:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=41412"},"modified":"2016-06-28T09:59:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T13:59:04","slug":"christy-sheats-5-fast-facts-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=41412","title":{"rendered":"Christy Sheats: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Christy Sheats fatally shot her daughters before she was killed by an officer near Houston, Texas, police say. (Facebook)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A Texas mother fatally shot her two daughters at their Katy home before she was shot dead by a responding police officer, authorities say.<\/p>\n

Christy Sheats<\/a>, 42, killed Taylor Sheats, 22, and Madison Sheats, 17, the Fort Bend County Sheriff\u2019s Office says.<\/a><\/p>\n

She was shot once by a Fulshear Police officer after she refused to drop her gun, the Fort Bend County Sheriff\u2019s Office said. The responding officer saw her shoot one of her daughters in the street, the sheriff\u2019s office said in a press release.<\/p>\n

Jason Sheats, the girls\u2019 father and Christy Sheats\u2019 husband, was at the home at the time of the shooting, but was not injured. Police said he was hospitalized because of his emotional state after the incident.<\/p>\n

Katy is located near Houston. The shooting happened about 5 p.m. Friday in the 6000 block of Remson Hollow. Sheats and her daughters were identified by police on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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1. Sheats\u2019 Husband Told Her \u2018Don\u2019t Do This, They\u2019re Our Kids\u2019<\/h2>\n
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Christy Sheats with her daughter, Taylor Sheats. (Facebook)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Christy Sheats<\/a> called a family meeting at their home prior to the shooting, the Fort Bend County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a press release.<\/a><\/p>\n

She was joined in the living room by her husband, Jason Sheats, and her two daughters, Taylor and Madison, the sheriff\u2019s office said. During the meeting, she held up a gun and shot both of her daughters, police said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJason Sheats and both daughters managed to get out of the house house by going through the front door,\u201d sheriff\u2019s office said Monday in the press release. \u201cMadison collapsed and died. Jason ran to the end of the cul-de-sac. Taylor ran into the street and Christy Sheats followed, shooting Taylor again. According to a witness, Christy Sheats went back inside the home to reload the gun. Christy Sheats returned and shot Taylor once more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her husband watched as she shot Taylor, neighbor Fazz Zainuddin told KPRC-TV.<\/a><\/p>\n

The neighbor told the news station he heard him say, \u201c\u2018Don\u2019t do this. They\u2019re our kids.’\u201d<\/p>\n

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Just arrived on scene here at this shooting in fort bend county. Gathering info as we speak #<\/span>khou11<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n