Man Who Shot Ex-Girlfriend, Boyfriend, Dies From Gunshot Wound

HOUSTON, TX — A man who shot his ex-friend and her new boyfriend before turning the gun on himself, has died.

The shooting happened at about 2:30 a.m. in the 8300 block of Jorine, in southwest Houston.

Police said the 23-year-old man climbed to the second story balcony of his ex-girlfriends apartment and broke in, shooting her and her new boyfriend, before running from the apartment and shooting himself in the head.

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At the time of the shooting, there were 10 people inside the apartment, including the two children of the shooter and his ex-girlfriend, KTRK reported.

the shooter, whose name has not been released, was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he later died.

The ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend were shot in the arm and the shoulder, and are expected to recover.

No one else was hurt.

The case remains under investigation.

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