The gunfire appears to have come from 'outside' the woman's neighborhood.
January 1, 2020, 9:47 PMCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.A Houston woman was shot and killed outside her home duringPhilippa Ashford, 61, was with her family as neighbors discharged fireworks when she"suddenly" called out that she had been shot, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote on Twitter, describing the fatal shooting as likely"celebratory gunfire."
Ashford had gone to the end of her driveway at midnight to watch the fireworks that were been set off on the cul-de-sac when she clutched her body and said,"I think I've been shot" before she collapsed, authorities told ABC Houston stationPhillipa Ashford was fatally shot by a stray bullet outside her Houston home as she rang in the new year, according to authorities. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said the 61-year-old nurse died after being shot at 12:01 a.m., Jan.
Phillipa Ashford was fatally shot by a stray bullet outside her Houston home as she rang in the new year, according to authorities. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said the 61-year-old nurse died after being shot at 12:01 a.m., Jan. 1, 2020.The gunfire appears to have come from outside Ashford's neighborhood, Gonzalez said.
There was no indication that anyone in the cul-de-sac discharged a firearm, KTRK reported. Ashford had worked for The Menninger Clinic, an addiction treatment center in Houston, for more than 15 years.
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