Mom-of-three is shot dead by four men who broke into their house in the middle of the night to demand money

A 40-year-old mother of three teens was shot and killed in a Texas home invasion gone wrong during the early hours of Monday morning. 
The woman was was killed in her Baytown home, just east of Houston around 2am after a group four men barged into the family home. 
Police say the suspects first came across the family's three teenage children - one 17-year-old girl and two boys aged 15 and 19, The suspects demanded money from the teens.
Police in Baytown, Texas are searching for suspects who shot and killed a 40-year-old mother during a home invasion
Police in Baytown, Texas are searching for suspects who shot and killed a 40-year-old mother during a home invasion
Police said the incident happened at around 2am on Monday when four armed suspects broke into the home and confronted three teenage siblings
Police said the incident happened at around 2am on Monday when four armed suspects broke into the home and confronted three teenage siblings
The teens began arguing loudly and ended up waking up their parents who came downstairs to see what the noise was about.
The teen suspects were confronted whereupon things suddenly turned violent resulting in multiple shots being fired, killing the mother.
Police note that one of the teens recognized one of the suspects but have not elaborated on what their relationship was.   
Authorities told ABC13 that they do not believe anyone living inside the home was armed. 
'This is a relatively quiet neighborhood, not a lot of home invasions for sure, so this is kind of a shock to the residents around here I'm sure,' Lt. Steve Dorris said, pictured
'This is a relatively quiet neighborhood, not a lot of home invasions for sure, so this is kind of a shock to the residents around here I'm sure,' Lt. Steve Dorris said, pictured
A verbal and physical altercation occurred when the teens¿ parents came out of their bedroom room to see what the commotion was and the mother was shot
A verbal and physical altercation occurred when the teens’ parents came out of their bedroom room to see what the commotion was and the mother was shot
Police say the neighborhood is a relatively quiet and an unusual location for a home invasion
Police say the neighborhood is a relatively quiet and an unusual location for a home invasion
'This is a relatively quiet neighborhood, not a lot of home invasions for sure, so this is kind of a shock to the residents around here I'm sure,' Lt. Steve Dorris said. 
'We're going to be canvassing this area to see if anybody has some security footage that may have captured anything for us,' Dorris said. 'But at this point, we don't have anything as far as video or anything like that.' 
Police do not yet know why the family’s home was targeted or if it was a random crime.  
Baytown PD say that two persons of interest are already in custody. One person is an adult and the other person is a teen according to Click2Houston. 
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