A father of five was fatally shot after confronting the parents of a boy who had been bullying his 15-year-old daughter online, according to his family. Brandon Curtis, 35, a truck driver from Humble, Texas, died from multiple gunshot wounds in a street last Friday.
His wife, Shantal Harris, said Curtis had gone to speak to the boy's parents after their daughter endured nine months of harassment. However, police allege Curtis took his daughter to the boy's home to fight other teenagers, and a 20-year-old man claimed he shot Curtis in self-defence after Curtis hit his teenage brother.
Harris disputed the self-defence claim, calling it 'sickening'. She told ABC13: 'I know my husband. My husband is not like that.' Curtis's sister, Jeran Perkins, also denied he sought a fight, stating: 'My brother would never put a hand on a child. We want justice.'
Harris said she and Curtis had previously spoken to the boy's father about the bullying, but it continued. When Curtis went to address it again, the confrontation turned violent. After the shooting, Curtis's daughter allegedly received a message saying: 'We all had a fight and killed dey daddy.'
The Harris County Sheriff's Office has referred the case to a grand jury to consider criminal charges.
