News Article # 9

This is also really close to where I live, people are so messed up these days I swear.



NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- An 18-month-old boy walked out uninjured from a garage where a gunman opened fire at three people Tuesday night, killing two of them before he turned the weapon on himself, police said Wednesday.

The toddler was near the people who were shot, but the child did not suffer any gunshot wound during the shooting spree, police said.

The child was in the care of relatives on Wednesday, police said.

The toddler's mother, Tamara Jones, 37, survived the shooting and was in critical condition at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, police said.

The identity of the gunman was not released, but police said he was Jones' estranged boyfriend. A gun was found in the house, police said.

Police identified the people killed as Kristin Jones, 55, who lived at the home where the shooting happened and Tamara Jones' 17-year-old son, Tyler. Kristin Jones, who is Tamara Jones' mother, died at John Peter Smith Hospital about an hour after being shot.

The shooting happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. in the 6500 block of Sunset Road.

Police responded to the home after neighbors reported hearing gunshots in the neighborhood.

When they arrived, officers found a garage open and three people with gunshot wounds, North Richland Hills Det. Keith Bauman said Wednesday.

“It appears that the shooting happened in the garage,” Bauman said. “There were multiple shots fired.”

Tyler Jones was found in the garage and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

“When officers searched the house, they found another man who had been shot,” Bauman said. “We believe he was the suspect.”