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Police: Daughter, 12, fatally shot dad in head
Neighbor says there had been tension between the girl and her father
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KATY, Texas - Police said Thursday that a 12-year-old suburban Houston girl fatally shot her father in the back of the head, possibly while he was sleeping.
Katy Assistant Police Chief Tim Tyler said a relative of 38-year-old Mark A. Nelson called 911 and summoned officers to the home Wednesday morning.
Officers found Nelson lying on his side in the master bedroom, shot once in the back of the head. Tyler told the Houston Chronicle that Nelson worked nights and may have been trying to sleep. He said Nelson was alone with his daughter when he was shot.
Nelson died Wednesday night at a hospital. His daughter was charged with aggravated assault before he died.
Neighbor Gabrielle Young told the newspaper there had been tension between the girl and her father.
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