Houston-area man charged with manslaughter after stray bullet kills sleeping neighbor

Darius Lewis of Humble, Texas, was arrested after neighbor Bethany Mefford was killed by a stray bullet when he fired off warning shots at a group of car burglars.

"It is a horrible thing to have happened to someone that’s laying in their bed, not causing anybody any problems because Bethany never would," said Lana Higinbotham, Mefford’s aunt. "And to just be taken in your sleep, taken away from your family that loves you more than life, it’s a senseless crime."

At around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Lewis saw several people breaking into various vehicles at the complex and fired his gun at them, Gonzalez said.