Woman denied welfare killed herself and shot her children

A WOMAN in Laredo, Texas, angry because she had been denied food stamps, killed herself and shot and critically wounded her two children.

The 38-year-old woman entered the Texas Health and Human Services Commission office in Laredo and demanded to speak to a supervisor, said police investigator Joe Baeza.

The woman pulled out a handgun and started walking through the office, threatening several employees, he said.