EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article contains mentions of domestic abuse. Reader discretion is advised.
A Houston-area teacher is dead after a shooting police believe was domestic violence-related.
As first published by ABC 13, officers were dispatched around 9:50 p.m. Saturday to the 1100 block of Oxford Mills Lane in New Territory.
The victim has since been identified as Wendy Duan, a 28-year-old elementary school teacher at Alief ISD, according to police.
Upon arrival, police said Duan was found dead in the backyard with multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators have since identified a man as a suspect.
According to a statement by AID released to ABC 13, Duan had been working as a teacher aid with the district since 2017, writing in part:
"We are deeply saddened to learn about the tragic passing of Alief ISD employee Wendy Duan,"
"Our thoughts and prays are with her family during this difficult time."
