This story was first published on 11.2.23 and then updated on 11.3.23.
KATY, TEXAS - A 35-year-old woman was shot to death by her estranged husband in a murder-suicide late Tuesday night, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
The woman was found dead. She was shot in her driveway in the 3100 block of Upland Spring Trace in the Morton Creek Ranch subdivision, which is off Morton Ranch Road, a short distance west of Highway 99. Her estranged husband was reportedly waiting for her when she returned home from work and shot her as she exited her car.
Divorce Attorney Uche Ohia identified Nityadevi Ramroop, as the woman who was killed, according to KHOU 11 News. She was his client, a 35-year-old mother of 16, 13 and 7 year old children. He said Ramroop filed for divorce and had a protective order against her husband. The final divorce proceeding was scheduled for Nov. 6.
After shooting Ramroop, the estranged husband reportedly forced his way into the house and stabbed her 25-year-old sister, who was transported to the hospital. She will survive. The children were also inside the house and they were not injured.
The 41-year-old estranged husband died by suicide. His body was found about a mile away. There are reports of previous domestic violence at the home.
This is the second murder in the Morton Creek Ranch subdivision this year. A 19-year-old Katy man is charged with murder in the shooting death of 46-year-old Kimberly Lewis. Witnesses say Giovanni Medrano stood in Lewis' driveway and sprayed gunfire into her bedroom window over a petty grudge he had with Lewis' son.
Read our coverage of the Medrano Case.
Anyone with information related to thes cases should contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit at (713) 274-9100 or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS (8477).