Photo:FOX 26 Houston/YoutubeA woman was charged with murder after police say she shot and killed her mother in Houston on March 21.D’Juana Valien-Nwaokocha, 58, was arrested Wednesday, a week after her mother, Samaria Bellows, 81, was found dead with a gunshot wound, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a post on X (formerly Twitter.)ABC 13reported that Bellows’ body was found in an apartment at a senior living complex, citing police. The outlet also reported that police checked the apartment after family members said they hadn’t heard from Bellows.Police have not said what a potential motive for the shooting could have been.ABC 13 reportWant to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Valien-Nwaokocha was arrested and is in custody in Harris County Jail, police said. It was not immediately clear if she had entered a plea or retained an attorney.
Photo:FOX 26 Houston/Youtube

FOX 26 Houston/Youtube
A woman was charged with murder after police say she shot and killed her mother in Houston on March 21.D’Juana Valien-Nwaokocha, 58, was arrested Wednesday, a week after her mother, Samaria Bellows, 81, was found dead with a gunshot wound, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a post on X (formerly Twitter.)ABC 13reported that Bellows’ body was found in an apartment at a senior living complex, citing police. The outlet also reported that police checked the apartment after family members said they hadn’t heard from Bellows.Police have not said what a potential motive for the shooting could have been.ABC 13 reportWant to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Valien-Nwaokocha was arrested and is in custody in Harris County Jail, police said. It was not immediately clear if she had entered a plea or retained an attorney.
A woman was charged with murder after police say she shot and killed her mother in Houston on March 21.
D’Juana Valien-Nwaokocha, 58, was arrested Wednesday, a week after her mother, Samaria Bellows, 81, was found dead with a gunshot wound, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a post on X (formerly Twitter.)
ABC 13reported that Bellows’ body was found in an apartment at a senior living complex, citing police. The outlet also reported that police checked the apartment after family members said they hadn’t heard from Bellows.
Police have not said what a potential motive for the shooting could have been.
ABC 13 report
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Valien-Nwaokocha was arrested and is in custody in Harris County Jail, police said. It was not immediately clear if she had entered a plea or retained an attorney.
source: people.com