🚨TEXAS HORROR🚨: WAXAHACHIE MOTHER ACCUSED OF FATALLY SHOOTING HER TWO SONS - INCLUDING A 15-YEAR-OLD WHO HAD JUST CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY
A North Texas mother is behind bars facing two counts of capital murder after authorities say she shot both of her sons inside their Waxahachie home in the middle of the night.
The victims were 21-year-old Christopher Scott Pitre and his younger brother, 15-year-old Brian Joseph Pitre.
According to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched at approximately 0413 on Thursday, October 1, 2026, to a residence in the 900 block of Big Sky Drive in Waxahachie after a 911 call reporting an unknown emergency.
Additional reporting citing the affidavit says the call initially came in as a 911 hang-up.
When dispatch reportedly called back, a woman said that “all units were needed,” but would not explain exactly what was happening before the call disconnected again.
When deputies arrived at the residence, they reportedly heard a woman inside yelling for additional units and telling deputies there was a gun.
According to reporting on the search-warrant affidavit, deputies encountered 42-year-old Colleen Nichole Lemmon, the mother of both boys.
Lemmon had blood on her hands and body, and investigators found a handgun nearby. She also had injuries to her wrists that investigators described as apparently self-inflicted and not life-threatening.
When deputies questioned her about the blood, Lemmon made a direct admission.
According to the affidavit, she told them:
“I shot both of my kids.”
She then directed deputies toward the bedrooms.
Inside one bedroom, deputies found Christopher Scott Pitre, 21, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
In a separate bedroom, deputies found his 15-year-old brother, also suffering from a gunshot wound. The younger boy was still alive.
He was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition, but despite efforts to save him, he later died from his injuries.
The family has since identified him as Brian Joseph Pitre.
Brian was born September 27, 2011.
He had turned 15 years old just FOUR DAYS before he was killed.
His father, Scott Pitre, told local media that Brian had just celebrated his birthday and that he had spent time with his son at the lake only days before the shooting.
Now, instead of celebrating his 15th year of life, his family is preparing to bury him alongside his older brother.
Funeral-home records show that Brian and Christopher are scheduled to have graveside services at 1100. on Friday, October 9, at Ferris Memorial Park North in Ferris, Texas.
Full obituaries for the brothers had not yet been published at the time of this report.
After the shooting, Lemmon was taken to Baylor Scott & White in Waxahachie for treatment of injuries authorities described as non-life-threatening.
After she was medically released, she was transported to the Wayne McCollum Detention Center in Ellis County. She has now been charged with two counts of capital murder.
More recent reporting lists her bond at $2.5 million.
The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office says evidence recovered during the investigation gave detectives probable cause to believe Lemmon was responsible for shooting both sons.
Sheriff Brad Norman issued a statement following the deaths:
“My deepest sympathies go out to the victims’ father, family members, and loved ones involved in this tragic incident. They will remain in our prayers during this difficult time.”
The boys’ father has been notified of both deaths.
It’s worth noting that this is the THIRD story I have found today of a mother killing her own children. I don’t understand what is happening.