Elderly Texas woman fatally shoots daughter during domestic disturbance at rural home

3years ago

Kaufman County news, Texas news.

Texas authorities have arrested an 80 years old mother accused of fatally shooting her daughter during a domestic disturbance Tuesday.

Margaret Ann Johnston grabbed a gun and fired at 52-year-old Connie Lynn Helms, her daughter, mortally hitting her in the shoulder.

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  • The deadly shooting occurred at around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday in a rural Kaufman County residence on the 12000 block of FM 1836, police said.

    “Rest in peace Connie Lynn Helms,” a Facebook post mourning the decedent read. “You will never be forgotten.”

    Johnston was booked into the Kaufman County Jail on murder charges at around 9:47 a.m. Her bond was set at $1,000,000. A motive for the killing was not immediately released.