Hannah Womack, a 36-year-old woman, was fatally shot on December 12, 2025, during a confrontation with a security guard at an apartment complex at 2111 Holly Hall Street in Houston, Texas. Houston police were initially dispatched at about 12:27 p.m. for a report of criminal mischief in progress. While officers were on their way, the situation quickly escalated and the call was upgraded to a shooting.
When police arrived, they found Womack inside an apartment suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
Investigators learned that the confrontation began after a contractor entered an apartment to perform work and discovered Womack inside. According to police, the contractor notified apartment maintenance, and maintenance personnel then contacted a security guard. Apartment management told investigators that no one was authorized to be living in the unit and that the apartment had been unoccupied since management took over the complex in October. Police initially characterized Womack as a trespasser, while local reporting described authorities as believing she may have been staying in the vacant unit without authorization.
The security guard went into the apartment and confronted Womack. Investigators said Womack apparently did not want to leave, and the encounter developed into a physical altercation inside the unit. Police learned that the guard deployed a Taser at some point during the struggle. The confrontation continued, however, and the guard ultimately discharged her firearm, striking Womack more than once. Early in the investigation, authorities said it was unclear whether Womack possessed a weapon during the encounter.
The security guard was also injured during the fight. Officers described her injuries as non-life-threatening and said her condition was consistent with having been involved in a physical struggle. She was transported to a hospital for treatment and was later released. Police did not publicly identify the guard in the reports located, and she was not immediately announced as having been arrested or charged. Investigators planned to interview her in detail about the circumstances that led from the attempted removal of Womack from the apartment to the use of deadly force.
Houston Police Department homicide investigators, including Sergeant C. Lamont and Detective C. Flora, handled the investigation. After investigators consulted with the Harris County District Attorney's Office, authorities determined that the circumstances of Womack's death would be referred to a Harris County grand jury. That procedure left the grand jury to consider the evidence surrounding the altercation and determine whether criminal charges against the security guard were warranted.
Available online reports do not identify any arrest, criminal charge, trial, or conviction arising from Womack's death. The security guard remained the person whose actions were under investigation, but the publicly available information located states only that the case was being presented to a Harris County grand jury. No subsequent public announcement located in the available reporting identifies the guard by name or reports that she was indicted in connection with the shooting.
