She Was Shot Dead In Her Front Yard In Broad Daylight While Her Children Were Inside
35-year-old Erica Allen lived in League City, Texas. She had two children, ages 7 and 2, and was in the process of divorcing her husband, 40-year-old Nicholas Allen.
Erica worked as a principal for Heights Elementary School, part of the Texas City Independent School District.
Erica was a beloved part of her school district. The children who went to her school and their parents just adored her, as did her coworkers.
On May 13th, at 10:07 in the morning, officers with the League City Police Department rushed to Erica’s home after receiving a 911 call about a home invasion.
When officers got to her house that sits on Westwood Drive, they quickly learned that was not the case.
Facebook; pictured above is Erica
“When officers arrived, they found 35-year-old, Erica Rene Allen dead in the front yard of a home,” the League City Police Department explained in a press release.
“Witnesses stated that they saw Erica Allen’s husband, 40-year-old, Nicholas Allen, shoot her and then go back into his home.”
“Officers were unable to establish contact with Nicholas Allen and secured the home until the tactical team arrived.”
The tactical team was sent into the house at around 1:33 in the morning. Erica’s 7-year-old and 2-year-old children were inside the house, and they were thankfully unharmed in everything that happened.
“Nicholas Allen was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” the League City Police Department continued.
“The investigation determined that the initial call of a home invasion was untruthful, and the incident stemmed from a domestic problem.”
Facebook; pictured above Erica smiles
Many members of the community shared their shock on Facebook over Nicholas being capable of what he did.
“Breaks my heart. I was a groomsman at their wedding and had known Nick for over 20 years. This is so shocking and completely uncharacteristic for him. I feel for their kids. So tragic and sad.”
Facebook; pictured above is one of the comments regarding Nicholas Allen
“My sis just told me Nick Allen was my nephew’s best friend growing up. Only thing Kathy said about him was that he was always kinda high strung.”
“But they were shocked because he lived at her house during the teen years and never would have imagined this from him. So sad… you just never know what happens behind closed doors.”
Facebook; pictured above is another comment regarding Nicholas Allen
“He was a former neighbor and was always kind. I had a kid going thru chemo and he did very kind things for us.”
Facebook; pictured above is a third comment regarding Nicholas Allen
“The outpouring of love and support that has been shown for the past two days has been tremendous,” Texas City Independent School District wrote in a tribute to Erica.
“We will never forget the impact Erica Allen had on the students and staff at Levi Fry Intermediate and Heights Elementary.”
There is a GoFundMe page that has been created to help pay for the future educations of Erica’s sons that you can donate to here.
Facebook; pictured above is a statement from the League City Police Department
Facebook; pictured above is a tribute to Erica from the Texas City Independent School District
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