HOUSTON - A woman accused of shooting and killing her 4-year-old daughter before turning the gun on herself Tuesday has died.

The Houston Police Department says the 35-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a hospital on Wednesday.


The woman had been hospitalized in critical condition. At the time, police said she was expected to survive.

The shooting happened Tuesday on the third floor of a home located at 322 Terra Reserve Place. Officers responded and found the mother and child each suffering from a gunshot wound. The child died at the scene while the mother was transported to a hospital where she later died.

On Wednesday, family members identified the child as Vivian Savella and said she was  loved without limit .

At the scene Tuesday, police said there had been a child custody hearing earlier in the day involving the mother and child. The family confirmed in a statement that a judge had placed Vivian in her father's primary care.

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