Texas Welfare Office Shooting: Mom Denied Food Stamps For Months, Shoots Own Kids

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/06/texas-welfare-office-shooting_n_1132281.html

PAUL J. WEBER 12/ 6/11 09:24 PM ET

A Texas woman who for months was unable to qualify for food stamps pulled a gun in a state welfare office and staged a seven-hour standoff with police that ended with her shooting her two children before killing herself, officials said Tuesday.

The children, a 10-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl, remained in critical condition Tuesday. The shooting took place at a Texas Department of Health and Human Services building in Laredo, where police said about 25 people were inside at the time.

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Grimmer first applied for food stamps in July but was denied because she didn't turn in enough information, Texas Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman Stephanie Goodman said.

Goodman didn't know what Grimmer specifically failed to provide. In addition to completing an 18-page application, families seeking state benefits also must provide documents proving their information, such as proof of employment and residency.

[...] [How do you prove if you are not employed?]


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