Houston mother-of-one Cibelle Savella, shot the 4-year-old, Vivian Savella, on the evening of Tuesday, Sept 30, 2026, hours after custody ruling granted temporary custody to her estranged husband, police said

Police on arrival Vivian dead and the mother with a self-inflicted gunshot injury – She then hospitalized with critical injuries

Cibelle, 35, died in hospital on Wednesday, October 1

Cibelle Savella, died in hospital on Wednesday, October 1, 2026, after fatally shooting her 4-year-old daughter, Vivian Savella, on Tuesday evening, September 30, 2026, following a custody ruling

The mother accused of shooting her 4-year-old to death and then turning the gun on herself has died, police said on Thursday.
35-year-old Texas heiress, Cibelle Savella, died in hospital on Wednesday, October 1, 2026, after fatally shooting her 4-year-old daughter, Vivian Savella, on Tuesday evening, September 30, 2026, following a custody ruling.
According to the Houston Police Department, at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, officers responded to the 300 block of Terra Reserve. HPD said it got a call about a shooting on the third floor of the home. Witnesses inside the home reported hearing the gunshots and forced their way into the 4-year-old’s room. The father of the child has since identified her as Vivian Savella.
At the scene, officers said they found Vivian dead from an apparent gunshot wound.
HPD said that officers detained Vivian’s mother, who had reportedly shot herself in the face and was taken to the hospital. On Thursday, police said the mother was pronounced dead on Wednesday.
The family revealed Aaron Savella had just been granted custody of Vivian. A family court judge awarded primary care of Vivian to her biological father earlier that same day.
The toddler was scheduled to go home with her father that evening, a situation that was obviated by the murder-suicide.