HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Houston mother says she has spent nearly three years trying to obtain her daughter's autopsy and toxicology records following a fatal shooting, only to be repeatedly denied through the state's public records process.

Erika Carriere said she wants answers about the death of her daughter, Sierra Reed, who was shot and killed in September 2024. "As her mother, it's something I want to read. It's something I want to see. It's something I want to understand," Carriere said.

According to police records, the man who shot Reed told investigators he fired his weapon after she allegedly tried to run him over with a vehicle following an argument at a party.