Woman killed in accidental shooting when brother drops gun

A 24-year-old woman was killed in an accidental shooting when her brother dropped the gun he was carrying in south Houston on Saturday evening, authorities said. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. at a home in the 4600 block of Kingsbury.

The woman’s brother was carrying a semi-automatic handgun into the house and was near the doorway when the pistol slipped out of its holster, Houston Police Department Homicide investigator Bart Oxspring said. When the gun hit the ground, it discharged one time, striking the man’s sister, who was standing outside a few feet away, in the face, Oxspring said. The victim, identified by KTRK-Channel 13 as Rochelle Jackson, died at the scene.

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