The Latest in Texas deaths: District attorney says woman texted mom she was held at gunpoint
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A district attorney says a woman who was among eight people fatally shot at a Texas home had sent a text to her mother that she was being held at gunpoint.
Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson told reporters Monday after a court hearing that authorities were alerted of problems at the home by the mother of victim Valerie Jackson. Anderson said Jackson's mother, in another state, called 911.
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The man charged with capital murder in the deaths made a brief court appearance Monday. David Conley spoke only to acknowledge his name when asked by the judge. There was no mention of a lawyer either hired or appointed for him.
Anderson said it would be three to four months before authorities decide whether to seek the death penalty.