Victoria Lynn Fowler Anderson, 34, was fatally shot in her Kingwood, Texas, home on September 24, 2023. She called 911 around 5 p.m., reporting that her husband was threatening to shoot her; dispatchers reportedly heard a gunshot during that call. Officers who arrived negotiated with 37-year-old James Paul Anderson, who initially refused to surrender but later allowed the couple’s 3-year-old son to leave the home and then surrendered. Victoria was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene. The child was unharmed and taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

James Anderson, a special education teacher at Santa Fe Middle School in Cleveland, Texas, was arrested, charged with murder, and held on $300,000 bond. Prosecutors cited a history of marital issues and prior domestic disputes, including a previous 911 call in which James reported his wife had taken his firearms and secured them in a safe. Victoria graduated cum laude from Lipscomb University in 2011 and earned an MBA from Texas A&M in 2016; she worked for Hess Corporation, Energy XXI, and Insperity and was active in her church and creative hobbies.

Does anyone have information about the events leading up to that 911 call or about the couple’s prior disputes?