Authorities said two women were found dead at separate northwest Harris County scenes about four miles apart.
HOUSTON, TX — A 12-year-old girl called 911 from a northwest Harris County home and reported that a relative had killed her mother and grandmother, leading deputies to two death scenes late Wednesday and early Thursday, authorities said.
The case drew a fast response from Harris County sheriff’s deputies because the child was still inside the home when she called for help. Investigators said the suspect, identified as 25-year-old Tyler Langdon, was also at the house. Deputies rescued the girl, found her mother dead in a bedroom and arrested Langdon after he surrendered outside the home.
The investigation began Wednesday night after a woman was found dead in the parking lot of an abandoned Chase Bank in the 9700 block of Wortham Boulevard. Sheriff’s officials said the victim, a 66-year-old woman, had been shot multiple times and had other injuries. Deputies were called to that scene around 11 p.m. after a custodian working nearby reported that someone found the woman on the ground. The worker told investigators she had heard gunfire around 9:30 p.m. and later saw a pickup truck leave the area. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said investigators were still working through the sequence of events and the relationship between the two scenes.
While deputies were investigating at the bank, the 12-year-old girl called 911 from a home on Deep Meadow Drive, about four miles away. Authorities said she reported that her relative had shot and killed family members and that he was asleep in the home when she made the call. Deputies arrived, removed the girl from the house and found her 42-year-old mother dead in a bedroom. Investigators said a white pickup seen on surveillance video leaving the bank scene was later found in the driveway at the home. Sgt. Ben Beall of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said deputies had been called to the address before and were familiar with problems involving the suspect.
Langdon came out of the home a short time after deputies arrived, authorities said. Investigators said he was armed with a firearm and a knife when he was taken into custody. Prosecutors later said in court that the child told 911 the suspect had assaulted her and killed her mother and grandmother. The girl was taken to a hospital after the rescue. Officials did not publicly release her name because she is a child and an alleged victim. Authorities also did not release the names of the two women in the first reports. Investigators said the case remained active as deputies reviewed surveillance video, the child’s 911 call and evidence from both locations.
Court records and sheriff’s officials pointed to earlier trouble at the Deep Meadow Drive home. Beall said there had been numerous calls for service at the residence, including calls tied to Langdon. Court records cited by investigators showed Langdon had previously been charged with criminal trespass at the family’s home in March 2023. More records showed a protective order had been in place to keep him away. In April 2023, he was accused of returning to the property and breaking a window. Beall said investigators understood that Langdon had drug issues and was not welcome at the home, but deputies were still trying to determine how and when he arrived there before the killings.
Prosecutors said at a court hearing that Langdon was charged with capital murder in the deaths of his aunt and grandmother. They said the 12-year-old girl reported the killings happened sometime around midnight. Prosecutors also said Langdon later confessed to killing both women during an interview with investigators. A magistrate judge did not set bond during the initial appearance and deferred that decision to a district court. The judge did issue an emergency order of protection for the child. Langdon’s public defender told the court that he was unemployed and had a long history of documented mental health concerns that required medication.
Neighbors described shock after waking up to deputies, crime scene tape and investigators working near the home. One man who lives across the street said he felt heartbroken and struggled to understand the violence. Another neighbor, identified only as Chris in local reports, said the deaths were especially hard to accept because the victims and suspect were relatives. “Sick. How could you do it to a stranger, much less relatives?” Chris said. Investigators said the child was staying with other family members after being rescued. Officials did not say whether any other people were inside the home during the shootings.
The case stood as a double homicide investigation centered on two northwest Harris County locations. Langdon remained in custody as prosecutors moved the case into district court, where bond and future hearing dates were expected to be set.
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