On June 25, 2026, 42-year-old nurse and mother of two Angela Gray was found dead inside a home on Mallard Drive in Texas City from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. A friend who had been on the phone with Gray reported hearing a heated argument between Gray and a man before the call went silent and only heavy breathing was heard, prompting a welfare check.

Officers responding around 3 p.m. entered the residence and discovered Gray deceased. Investigation centered on 73-year-old Lee Sims, who had been in a relationship with Gray and recently moved in with her. Home surveillance captured two people entering the garage, a slamming door and two gunshots. Police found Sims at the scene and a gun concealed in his waistband; he was arrested and booked into the Texas City Jail with bond set at $250,000. Sims reportedly told a neighbor he shot Gray in self-defense; that claim is under investigation.

Records list Sims as a former licensed security guard with no prior Texas criminal history. Anyone with information about Angela Gray or the events on Mallard Drive is asked to come forward.