Kathy Brown, 69, was found shot to death late morning on October 17, 2025, inside her home on Hannover Forest Drive in Spring, Texas. Deputies who responded around 10:45–11 a.m. discovered her in the kitchen with multiple gunshot wounds after a contractor working on the backyard pool reported hearing a rapid series of five shots from inside the residence.

Investigators identified the only other person in the house as Brown’s 27-year-old stepdaughter, Da’kayla Dailey. By the evening of October 17 homicide detectives had secured a murder charge against Dailey, and she was booked into the Harris County Jail. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the shooting appeared to stem from Dailey reportedly becoming upset that Brown did not have any money, framing the violence as a domestic dispute rather than a random attack.

No other arrests have been reported and authorities have not indicated any additional suspects. Did anyone in the Spring area know Kathy Brown or Da’kayla Dailey and can share information about their relationship or what happened that day?