# Texas Mom Kills Daughter After Losing Custody

> Texas mother fatally shot 4-year-old daughter following custody loss, police say.
- Title: Texas Mom Kills Daughter After Losing Custody · Dallas Express
- Summary: Texas mother fatally shot 4-year-old daughter following custody loss, police say. A Texas mother killed her 4-year-old daughter after a court placed the…
- Keywords: vivian savella, aaron savella, houston police, custody transfer, murder-suicide, texas, news, politics, Mom, Kills, Daughter, Losing
- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/crime/texas-mom-kills-daughter-4-after-losing-custody-police-say
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-10-02T18:45:03+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: vivian savella, aaron savella, houston police, custody transfer, murder-suicide, texas, news, politics
## Texas mother kills daughter
A Texas mother fatally shot her 4-year-old daughter after a judge placed the child in her father's primary care, police say.
## Daughter dies at scene
Houston police found the girl dead at the scene with a gunshot wound on the third floor of her home on Terra Reserve Place in west Houston.
## Mother dies from self-inflicted wound
The mother died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at a hospital Wednesday, September 30, a day after the shooting.
## Custody order details
Court documents show the judge awarded Aaron Savella primary custody and limited the mother's time with Vivian to continuously supervised visits.
## Father waited for transfer
Aaron Savella followed court orders while waiting for the custody transfer, his family said, noting Vivian should have come home to him Tuesday evening.
## Family statement
The family thanked supporters and asked for privacy while grieving, stating Vivian never returned home to her father after the court order.
## Key takeaway

A Texas mother killed her 4-year-old daughter after a court placed the child in her father's care, according to police.