Angleton gas station shooting in Brazoria County, Texas kills two children and injures two more, while a woman believed to be the mother is apprehended.

Pop Pulse October 04, 2025

 

Angleton gas station shooting in Brazoria County, Texas leads to 2 children shot dead, two others injured as woman, thought to be mom is arrested.
A female, thought to be the children's mother, has been arrested following reports of two children being shot dead and two others injured at a Texas truck stop Saturday morning.

Police were dispatched to a service station in the Houston suburb of Angleton in Brazoria County at 5 a.m. after receiving reports of a gunshot that killed two children ages 13 and 4, and transported two others aged 8 and 9 in critical condition via air ambulance.
The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office announces that all individuals implicated have been detained.

The shooting happened at a Shell gas station about 5 a.m. off State Highway 288 between FM 521 and Highway 288B.

Angleton gas station shooting at Texas truck stop leaves 2 children dead, 2 injured as woman is arrested.

Read a statement released by the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office: ‘Investigators are collecting evidence and working to determine exactly what happened. 

‘All individuals believed to be involved have been detained, and there is no ongoing threat to the community.

‘While details are still developing, the loss of two children in such a manner is a tragedy. 

‘Our thoughts are with the family and everyone affected as we continue to learn more about this heartbreaking situation.’

No known motive


Investigators told KHOU11 that an adult woman has since been taken into custody, her relationship to the children remains unclear at this time. Nevertheless, social media alluded to the female being the children’s mother.

Law enforcement sources also told KHOU11 that the two children currently in hospital are expected to survive.

No motive was immediately known.  

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