KATY MAGAZINE NEWS
April 5, 2024
By Natalie Cook Clark
A man in his early twenties is dead after a shooting inside a Katy home. The female homeowner, who was detained at the time authorities got to the scene, has now been arrested and charged with murder.
STORY UPDATED BELOW ON APRIL 6, 2024
Shooting at Katy Home Last Night Harris County Sheriff’s Office unites responded to a shooting last night in the Marcello Lakes community around 9:30 p.m. The shooting was contained inside the home at the 24300 blk of Tesino River Circle, near Clay and Katy-Hockley Cut-Off Rd.
A man in his early twenties was pronounced dead at the scene and the female homeowner was detained when authorities arrived.
“It’s a very tragic situation,” says Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. “Our condolences go out to the family and all impacted by this.”
According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, four adults were in the home at the time of the altercation. There was a married couple who owned the home, their grown daughter, and a grown nephew.
Authorities reported that the victim was the husband’s nephew who recently graduated from college. It was reported that he returned to the home under the belief that he would live there.
There was a disagreement that led to the female homeowner taking a pistol. At some point in the argument she fired it at the nephew and killed him.
Homeowner Charged with Murder
The investigation is still ongoing, but after working overnight authorities have now arrested and formally charged homeowner Mei Huang Wolfe (48) with murder. Wolfe’s bond was set at $100,000 by a judge. If she makes bond, she would have to surrender her passport and stay within Texas. She also would not be allowed to have any firearms or weapons.
UPDATE: Wolfe is the wife of Deputy Justice of the Peace Judge Bob Wolfe, who serves in Harris County Precinct 5, Place 2.
“We’ve seen a lot of family violence happening lately,” says Sheriff Gonzalez. “There’s been a lot between husbands and wives, but it can extend to other family members as it did here.”
Sheriff Gonzalez addressed that this is a newer community full of nice homes and that “no place is free of violence.”
He stressed that if anyone may have information on the situation to call Harris County Sheriff’s Office at 713-221-6000.