MONTGOMERY, TX - On December 31st 2019, at about 9:10 p.m., the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the 250 block of North Lynx Trail in the Woodforest Subdivision of Montgomery in response to a fatal shooting.

A 27-year-old white female was found on scene with multiple gunshot wounds, and despite efforts made by Deputies and EMS personnel, the female was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Deputies then located the female’s boyfriend, 28-year-old Mark Anthony Briseno, at a neighbor's house approximately two doors down, and was detained without incident. Briseno was transported to the Montgomery County Jail without incident and is currently charged with murder. The identity of the deceased is being withheld by MCSO pending notification of the next of kin.

According to MCSO, the Homicide and Violent Crimes Unit Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators, and the Montgomery County DA's office responded and are investigating the incident. We will update as more information is released.