SWAT Finds Women Dead At Scene

"HOUSTON, TX — Authorities have released the identities of two women who died in a murder/suicide that brought out the Houston Police Department SWAT unit.

"Barbara A. `Annie` Mayes, 60, was identified as the shooter in the incident about 12:50 p.m. Aug. 13 at Emerson Court Apartments, 239 Emerson in the Montrose area.

"Terry Sullivan, 67, was also found dead at the scene, according to a Houston Police Department news release.

"Patrol officers went to the apartment after someone called 911 reporting a murder/suicide.

"The officers found one dead woman inside the apartment and, while checking for other possible victims, found a second female in the bedroom, armed with a gun, the release said.

"Despite repeated commands to drop the weapon, the woman didn't respond, so the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team was called out.

"When the SWAT team entered the apartment, members found the second woman dead, according to the release.

"Further investigation and autopsies by the Harris County Insititue of Forensic Sciences determined the cause of death to be a murder/suicide, the release stated."

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