Mom Kills Son, Self As Police Wait Outside

"SACHSE, TX — A mother shot and killed her 7-year-old son before turning the gun on herself late Friday morning in Sachse, police say.

"According to the Sachse Police Department, officers arrived at the home on 7110 Longmeadow Drive to support the woman's estranged husband who had received custody of the child earlier in the morning.

"Shortly after officers arrived they heard three gunshots inside the house.

"Officers forced their way into the residence and found 43-year-old Karen Hayslett-McCall and Eryk Hayslett-McCall, 7, dead.

"Lt. Marty Cassidy, with the Sachse Police Department, said the officers were visibly shaken but did the best they could in a really bad situation.

"Police said although other family members were at the residents, they were outside greeting police when the shooting happened.

"Officials will work with the Collin County medical examiner to confirm the cause of death, but it appears the woman shot the child and then herself."

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