Photos: Woman Kills 2 Daughters In ‘Family Dispute’

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Madison (left) was pronounced dead at the scene, while Taylor (right) was airlifted in critical condition to the Texas Medical Center where she later died

Madison Sheats, 17 & Taylor Sheats, 22

A woman fatally shot two of her daughters in a quiet suburb outside Houston before she was killed by a police officer.Christy Sheats, 42, shot her daughters Taylor Sheats, 22, and Madison Sheats, 17, following a family dispute that spilled out from their home and onto the street in Fulshear, Texas, on Friday.The mother was killed by a responding police officer after she refused to drop her pistol. Madison was pronounced dead on the scene, while Taylor was airlifted to a hospital where she later died.

The incident occurred following a family dispute that spilled out onto a residential street in Fulshear, Texas, on FridayChristy Sheaths, 42
Christy (right with Madison left) refused to drop her pistol when authorities arrived on the scene, and a Fulshear police officer was forced to shoot her
Christy (right with Madison left)

Police received an emergency call around 5pm on Friday evening and found daughters Taylor and Madison lying outside in the 6000 block of Remson Hollow Lane.Christy was still holding a pistol, and a Fulshear police officer was forced to shoot her after she refused to put it down, said Troy Nehls, a Fort Bend County Sheriff.It is unclear whether Christy was pointing the gun at the responding police officer or at one of her daughters.

Madison was dead by the time authorities arrived on the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.Taylor was airlifted to Texas Medical Center in Houston in critical condition on Friday, and the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office confirmed she had died by Saturday morning.

Christy's husband and the father of the two women (in red) was home at the time, but not injured. He was later taken to a hospital because he was distraught

Christy’s husband and the father of the two women (in red) was home at the time, but not injured.

In September 2015, Christy, a business manager at a laser tattoo removal clinic, posted a photo of her two daughters on Facebook.

She wrote: ‘Happy Daughter’s Day to my two amazing, sweet, kind, beautiful, intelligent girls. I love and treasure you both more than you could ever possibly know.’