Houston police identify Barbara Jean Blue, 75, accused in fatal shooting of neighbor on Baybriar Drive

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities have identified and filed charges against a woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor during an altercation last week.

The Houston Police Department said Barbara Jean Blue, 75, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the June 27 shooting of Daryl Evans.

Police said around 7:30 p.m., they responded to a shooting outside a home in the 15700 block of Baybriar Drive.

“The last thing I heard her say was, ‘Why do you hate me so much? I never did anything. I was just good to you,’ and she shot him three times, ‘bop, bop, bop,'” said Daryl Evans’ wife Tammy Evans.

When police arrived, they found Daryl Evans, 66, unconscious and seriously injured by gunshot wounds, lying on the street.

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The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition but was later pronounced dead, HPD said.

Tammy Evans claims her husband might still be alive today if Blue had allowed her to rescue him. Instead, she claims Blue turned the gun on her.

“I was walking back and forth trying to reach her, and my husband was doing this with his arm. ‘Go back, Tammy, she’s going to shoot you,'” Evans recalled.

Investigators learned that the victim and her neighbor, Blue, were arguing before she shot him. Neighbors we spoke to describe Blue as a bully.

They said she complained about noise, children playing in the street and, sometimes, where Daryl Evans parked his cars.

“She always wanted to control the neighborhood,” Andrian Thompson said.

Thompson only moved in a year ago, but he says he and Daryl Evans have become close.

His favorite chair now sits empty on the lawn.

“It’s going to be a sad day in the neighborhood for a while because everyone always came to Daryl’s,” Thompson said.

Blue was arrested at the scene and charged for her role in the shooting. Authorities said an investigation is ongoing and charges against Blue could be upgraded.

“She took my husband, my best friend,” Tammy Evans said.

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