Ellis County

A mother in Waxahachie, Texas, has been charged with capital murder after authorities say she fatally shot her two sons, according to the Ellis County sheriff. Details about the children's ages, the circumstances of the shooting, and the woman's arrest have not yet been released. The case has drawn attention as an alleged filicide in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

A father in Waxahachie, Texas, is speaking publicly after his sons were shot, and the children's mother has been charged with capital murder. The father described the loss and demanded accountability as the case moves through the Ellis County courts. Details of the shooting have not been fully released, and the community has been reacting to the rare and shocking nature of a parent facing capital charges in the deaths of her own children.