Deputies said the hammer may have been used in the woman’s death. An autopsy will be performed within 24 hours to confirm the cause and manner of death.

Harris County authorities were called to a home on Ellesmere Drive after a stepson reportedly found his stepmother in the garage unresponsive and his stepbrother with a hammer.

Harris County authorities are investigating after man was shot and killed while trying to force entry into his ex-girlfriend's home.

HOUSTON ( KIAH ) — The search for an inmate who escaped the Harris County Jail Complex has ended with his capture on Tuesday. Travis Bryant II turned himself in to Harris County deputies a week after escaping from the Harris County Joint Processing Center releasing area last Tuesday around 1 p.m.

Officials say the victim's stepson came home, found his stepmom in the garage, then found his stepbrother with a hammer.