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75-year-old woman fatally shoots 66-year-old neighbor during fight, Texas cops say

The 66-year-old victim died in a hospital, police said.
The 66-year-old victim died in a hospital, police said. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A 75-year-old woman is accused of fatally shooting her neighbor after they were involved in an argument, Texas authorities say.

The 66-year-old victim, whose name was not disclosed in a July 2 news release, was found by officers June 27 lying in a residential street with multiple gunshot wounds, the Houston Police Department said.

He was taken to a hospital in critical condition and was eventually pronounced dead, police said.

The investigation revealed the man’s neighbor, 75-year-old Barbara Jean Blue, shot him during an undisclosed argument, according to police.

Blue was arrested at the scene and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said. Upgraded charges are possible.

Police said the investigation is ongoing.

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Mike Stunson
Lexington Herald-Leader
Mike Stunson covers real-time news for McClatchy. He is a 2011 Western Kentucky University graduate who has previously worked at the Paducah Sun and Madisonville Messenger as a sports reporter and the Lexington Herald-Leader as a breaking news reporter. 
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