Identity Theft Evidence Found at Home of Mother Accused of Shooting Children

Discovery of Criminal Identity Theft Operation

• 🔍 Investigators searching the home of Oninda Romulus, the mother accused of shooting her four children, found evidence of a criminal identity theft operation.
• 📄 A search warrant affidavit revealed that dozens of social security cards, credit cards, and identification cards were seized from her home in Porter, Montgomery County.
• 🎭 Some of the seized identification cards featured photographs of Romulus with the names of different individuals, indicating counterfeit identification documents.

Investigation Details and Suspect's Statements

• 🚗 Investigators also seized a Tesla from the driveway to analyze its onboard video surveillance system.
• 📹 A neighbor's security camera captured Romulus's vehicle leaving Porter around 2:39 AM on Saturday.
• 📞 Romulus called 911 from a Brazoria County gas station about two hours later, where her four children were found with gunshot wounds; two of them were deceased.
• 🗣️ Court documents allege Romulus told investigators she didn't call 911 but instead called "the devil," and stated her motive was, "Instead of them doing it to me, I'm going to do it to them. Kill them all."
• ❓ An initial belief that there might be a fifth child unaccounted for was later determined to be not the case.