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Girl, 16, shot dead after being held captive by mom’s boyfriend while she was out of town
A GIRL was shot and killed in the early hours of April 29 after she was allegedly held captive by her mother's boyfriend.
Sixteen-year-old Lauren Juma's mother was out of town when police say her boyfriend, Van Brisbon, shot Juma multiple times, killing her.
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According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office in Humble, Texas, a 911 call was received around 1.05am from a woman claiming her sister was being held inside of a home at gunpoint.
The call was from Juma's 19-year-old sister who called the police when a fight between Juma and Brisbon escalated.
Juma reportedly called her mother, and her mother then called Juma's older sister and instructed her to call the police.
Before calling the police, Juma's sister came to the home and was denied entry by Brisbon.
The police department told that Juma and Brisbon were the only people inside the home.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they heard screaming and two gunshots from inside the home.
Sergeant Dennis Wolfford told ABC 13 News that Van Brisbon then exited the home and said "You do what you have to do."
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Brisbon was taken into custody, and police reported that he is being non-cooperative.
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He is being charged with murder.
Juma's biological father told ABC 13 that Juma had dreams of becoming a military officer or a police officer.
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