According to neighbors who spoke to ABC13, Joanne Bennett was cleaning her kitchen when the bullet came through her home and struck her.
Friday, May 8, 2026 10:28PMA 19-year-old is facing a manslaughter charge after a stray bullet hit and killed an 84-year-old woman inside her Bear Creek Park home back in March, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Stray bullet hits mom holding newborn at her apartment in west Houston, HPD says The woman found injured in her home was identified by HCSO as Joanne Bennett. Officials said she was rushed to the hospital, where she died three weeks later. HCSO sent a release on Thursday that said 19-year-old Joshua Ramos was arrested on a manslaughter charge in the shooting.
Ramos is accused of firing a weapon aimlessly in the residential neighborhood of the Savanah Estates and hitting Bennett, who neighbors said was cleaning her kitchen at the time, according to officials.
"It's actually gotten worse, as I said, it's an everyday, every night thing, sometimes waking us up out of our sleep," a neighbor who did not wish to be identified said. "Two, three, four in the morning, they're back there shooting. " The neighbor said they've called the sheriff's office several times, but said deputies arrive, patrol for less than an hour, and leave, which is when the gunshots continue.
When asked by ABC13 about the frequency of shots-fired reports in the Bear Creek area, HCSO could not immediately provide statistics on how often they respond. Copyright © 2026 KTRK-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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