Resident kills woman in alleged home invasion

A female robbery suspect was found dead, and her two alleged accomplices fled, after a home invasion Thursday evening in the 14400 block of Cypress Meadow. (Mike Glenn/Chronicle) A female robbery suspect was found dead, and her two alleged accomplices fled, after a home invasion Thursday evening in the 14400 block of Cypress Meadow. (Mike Glenn/Chronicle) Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Resident kills woman in alleged home invasion 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A southeast Harris County man shot and killed a woman he said was part of a group of people who robbed him at gunpoint, authorities said.

The man told detectives two men and a woman forced their way into his home in the 14400 block of Cypress Meadow at Teal about 5 p.m. Thursday. They held him at gunpoint, he said.

"As the suspects were leaving, he was able to retrieve a gun and he shot the female in the driveway of his residence," said Sgt. Ben Beall, of the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

The woman, a 47-year-old Pearland resident, was dead in the front seat of a car in the driveway. The two men fled in a green Chevrolet pickup, detectives said.

The man told detectives he didn't know the three. He was not injured, officials said.

Late Thursday, detectives said they have yet to determine why the man's home was targeted and what might have been taken.

"We haven't had a chance to interview him at length," Beall said.

The man fired at the suspected robbers with a shotgun. Deputies said they didn't find a weapon inside the car where the woman was killed.

Beall said investigators were preparing late Thursday to go inside the home and make a detailed search for any possible clues.

Police did not have a detailed description of the robbery suspects.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.