PUBLISHED: 17:58 EST, 29 June 2016 | UPDATED: 19:47 EST, 29 June 2016
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A Texas woman who fatally shot her two daughters spared her estranged husband because she 'wanted him to suffer', a sheriff said Wednesday.
Christy Sheats, 42, murdered Madison Sheats, 17, and Taylor Sheats, 22, after calling a family meeting at their Fulshear home, west of Houston, Texas.
Investigators say she had 'had ample time' to shoot Jason Sheats during the horrific attack but had chosen to keep him alive.
'She accomplished what she set out to do, and that is to make him suffer,' Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls said during a news conference.
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Christy Sheats (left) who fatally shot her two daughters spared her estranged husband Jason (right) because she 'wanted him to suffer', a sheriff said Wednesday
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The 42-year-old shot her daughters Madison (left) and Taylor Sheats (right) after a family dispute
Tension among the family had been brewing and Taylor had recently argued with her mother about plans to marry her boyfriend Juan Sebastian Lugo.
Her mom wanted to ground her daughter and prevent her from seeing her boyfriend, while her husband had argued it was inappropriate to ground someone of Taylor's age.
On the night of the shooting, on June 24, Jason had arrived at the home after his estranged wife called a family meeting.
He told officers he believed she was going to discuss their crumbling marriage and possible divorce with their daughters. Instead, Christy Sheats pulled out a pistol and shot their daughters.
Jason and his daughters fled out outside where Taylor collapsed, witnesses said.
Neighbors said the dad, 45, could only watch in horror as his wife shot their children on his birthday.
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Jason Sheats (center) escaped unscathed but was taken to hospital because he was distraught
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Madison (right) worked as a babysitter, while Taylor (left) was a student at Lone Star College
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I believe that not only she hated her husband she was also jealous of her daughters and resented their relationship with their father. Very narcissistic and evil.
I'm sure Texans feel that way about gun hating Canadians as well...
Canadians don't hate guns.
I read so many crazy articles about Texas, they really are a bunch of nutbags who pine for the old west days. It would be comical if it wasn't so pathetic.
Texas isn't that bad. It is a huge state that can take at least two days to cross. When ever I go visit family I always encounter the friendliest people you could ever meet.
I'm sure Texans feel that way about gun hating Canadians as well...
Canadians don't hate guns.
I read so many crazy articles about Texas, they really are a bunch of nutbags who pine for the old west days. It would be comical if it wasn't so pathetic.
Some of our nicest boardies are Texans! I would gladly visit Texas.
I'm sure Texans feel that way about gun hating Canadians as well...
Canadians don't hate guns.
I read so many crazy articles about Texas, they really are a bunch of nutbags who pine for the old west days. It would be comical if it wasn't so pathetic.
Not ALL Canadians but you seem to. Again Texans would think the same exact thing about you that your liberalism is so comical they would laugh if it wasn't so pathetic.
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I'm sure Texans feel that way about gun hating Canadians as well...
Canadians don't hate guns.
I read so many crazy articles about Texas, they really are a bunch of nutbags who pine for the old west days. It would be comical if it wasn't so pathetic.
There are nut bags everywhere. I found that people who hates Texas the most are ones who never been there. I'm not saying that to be snarky at you, I'm just explaining my experience.
I'm sure Texans feel that way about gun hating Canadians as well...
Canadians don't hate guns.
I read so many crazy articles about Texas, they really are a bunch of nutbags who pine for the old west days. It would be comical if it wasn't so pathetic.
While you pine away for the decade before WWII when all guns (including handguns and hunting guns) were illegal...
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I'm sure Texans feel that way about gun hating Canadians as well...
Canadians don't hate guns.
I read so many crazy articles about Texas, they really are a bunch of nutbags who pine for the old west days. It would be comical if it wasn't so pathetic.
Some of our nicest boardies are Texans! I would gladly visit Texas.
I've been there, didn't care for it. HOT! and everything was dead and brown, rather depressing.
I'm sure Texans feel that way about gun hating Canadians as well...
Canadians don't hate guns.
I read so many crazy articles about Texas, they really are a bunch of nutbags who pine for the old west days. It would be comical if it wasn't so pathetic.
Some of our nicest boardies are Texans! I would gladly visit Texas.
I've been there, didn't care for it. HOT! and everything was dead and brown, rather depressing.
Yes it does get hot☺ the best time to go is fall through spring. In the spring the hill country comes alive with blue bonnets and is quite beautiful.
This is an evil person who chose to inflict immense pain on someone she hates.
This would have happened no matter the method.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
I visited texas one time and I ran into the most delightful people. From the chatty friendly walmart clerk, to the very friendly waitress at the local steak joint... I loved texas folk.
I'm sure Texans feel that way about gun hating Canadians as well...
Canadians don't hate guns.
I read so many crazy articles about Texas, they really are a bunch of nutbags who pine for the old west days. It would be comical if it wasn't so pathetic.
Some of our nicest boardies are Texans! I would gladly visit Texas.
I've been there, didn't care for it. HOT! and everything was dead and brown, rather depressing.
Texas isn't hot to me but I'm an Arizonan. However, I've never seen dead and brown in TX. The parts I'm familiar with all have lush green fields.
I'm sure Texans feel that way about gun hating Canadians as well...
Canadians don't hate guns.
I read so many crazy articles about Texas, they really are a bunch of nutbags who pine for the old west days. It would be comical if it wasn't so pathetic.
Some of our nicest boardies are Texans! I would gladly visit Texas.
I've been there, didn't care for it. HOT! and everything was dead and brown, rather depressing.
Texas isn't hot to me but I'm an Arizonan. However, I've never seen dead and brown in TX. The parts I'm familiar with all have lush green fields.
Texas is a very diverse state. The east part of the state is forest, pine and lots of lakes and the Sabine river, south Texas the coastline , hills in central, the west desert and north west a part of the plains.
I'm sure Texans feel that way about gun hating Canadians as well...
Canadians don't hate guns.
I read so many crazy articles about Texas, they really are a bunch of nutbags who pine for the old west days. It would be comical if it wasn't so pathetic.
Some of our nicest boardies are Texans! I would gladly visit Texas.
I've been there, didn't care for it. HOT! and everything was dead and brown, rather depressing.
Texas isn't hot to me but I'm an Arizonan. However, I've never seen dead and brown in TX. The parts I'm familiar with all have lush green fields.
Texas is a very diverse state. The east part of the state is forest, pine and lots of lakes and the Sabine river, south Texas the coastline , hills in central, the west desert and north west a part of the plains.
I'm sure Texans feel that way about gun hating Canadians as well...
Canadians don't hate guns.
I read so many crazy articles about Texas, they really are a bunch of nutbags who pine for the old west days. It would be comical if it wasn't so pathetic.
Some of our nicest boardies are Texans! I would gladly visit Texas.
I've been there, didn't care for it. HOT! and everything was dead and brown, rather depressing.
Texas isn't hot to me but I'm an Arizonan. However, I've never seen dead and brown in TX. The parts I'm familiar with all have lush green fields.
Texas is a very diverse state. The east part of the state is forest, pine and lots of lakes and the Sabine river, south Texas the coastline , hills in central, the west desert and north west a part of the plains.
I landed in Fort Worth.
West of ft.worth is deserts and east of ft.worth is woods.
How do you judge a place by looking out an airport window?
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
Texas is a very diverse state. The east part of the state is forest, pine and lots of lakes and the Sabine river, south Texas the coastline , hills in central, the west desert and north west a part of the plains.
I landed in Fort Worth.
West of ft.worth is deserts and east of ft.worth is woods.
Yep. We Texans are a diverse bunch. Fort Worth is big city. Texans are known for their uniqueness. Every state has nut jobs. And trust me, some of the politicians from New York and other states are way worse than ours.
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“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!” ― Maya Angelou