A woman faces a murder charge after the fatal shooting of a 75-year-old woman who was collecting aluminum cans at a Houston apartment complex, police said.
Amber McNulty, 43, was charged with murder on July 24 in connection to the July 15 shooting.
She was initially charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Around 11:15 a.m. on July 15, Houston police responded to a shooting at an apartment complex on Griggs Road. When officers arrived, they found 75-year-old Linda Edwards with multiple gunshot wounds.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Edwards was known for collecting cans that had been set out for her on an apartment porch by a resident, police said. McNulty lived in the apartment and saw Edwards gathering the cans. She put on an armored vest, grabbed the gun and started firing through a window at the victim.
Edwards claimed that she felt she was in danger and was trying to protect herself, authorities noted.
Police detained McNulty at the scene while it was being investigated. This week, authorities announced the murder charge against McNulty..
She is now being held at the Harris County jail.
An anonymous neighbor told KPRC in Houston that she called 911 after the shooting.
“She shot that woman cold blooded,” the unnamed neighbor told the outlet. “I heard something like ‘pow, pow, pow, pow.’ Then I jumped on the floor. Next thing I know, it got real quiet.”
