WASHINGTON CO. SHOOTING SUSPECT CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER SISTER DIES FROM INJURIES
One of the victims in a family shooting in Washington County last week has died, and the suspect has now been charged with murder.
(Washington Co. Jail)
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the female victim in the shooting, 42-year-old Skye Schumpert, passed away at 8:25 a.m. Monday. The male victim, 67-year-old Mark Schumpert, is recovering at home.
Today (Tuesday), the sheriff’s office announced that 36-year-old Clay Walker Schumpert has officially been charged with murder in connection to Skye Schumpert’s death. Additionally, he now faces five counts of Assault of a Public Servant, up from the three he was initially charged with upon his arrest on Monday, December 8th. He is also charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault of a Date, Family or Household Member with a Weapon.
Deputies responded on December 8th to the 9600 block of Old Independence Road after receiving a call from a man who said he had shot his father and sister.
Officials found the father with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso and the sister with a gunshot wound to her head. Both were transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston.
The sheriff’s office reported that Schumpert refused to comply with deputies’ commands but was eventually detained.
Schumpert was previously arrested by Brenham police in October after a search warrant from an investigation into marijuana distribution led to the seizure of multiple types of illegal narcotics and paraphernalia.
The sheriff’s office is being assisted in its investigation by the Texas Rangers.