Elderly Man Charged With Murder After Woman Found Shot to Death in Texas City Home

Elderly Man Charged With Murder After Woman Found Shot to Death in Texas City Home
Lee Andrew Sims

TEXAS CITY, Texas — A 73-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound at a Texas City residence Thursday afternoon.

According to the Texas City Police Department, officers responded at approximately 3 p.m. on June 25 to a welfare concern in the 7200 block of Mallard Drive.

When officers arrived, they found 42-year-old Angela Gray of Texas City suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following an investigation, Texas City Police investigators filed a murder charge against 73-year-old Lee Andrew Sims. The charge was accepted by VAWA Chief Kate Willis.

Sims was arrested and booked into the Texas City Jail, where he is being held on a $250,000 bond pending further judicial proceedings.

The investigation remains active and ongoing.

Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to contact Detective Charles at 409-643-5763 or Detective Stinson at 409-643-5200. Anonymous tips may also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 409-763-8477.