6-year-old knew his mother was ‘beyond help’ when he called 911 to report his father had shot her dead after she filed for divorce, cops say

A 44-year-old Texas man allegedly shot his estranged wife to death months after she filed for divorce, prompting their 6-year-old son to call 911 to report the alleged murder.

Keith Washington stands accused of murder in the death of Tynice Friday in Houston, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 10 p.m. to a home in the 14000 block of Cypress Falls Drive after the boy called police about the shooting. He said his father had killed his mother inside their home, according to deputies.

The boy “attempted to help his mother, but she was beyond help,” deputies wrote. Deputies arrived and declared Friday dead. Investigators learned that Washington allegedly shot out a window in the living room from the outside, entered the home and shot her dead, per cops…

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