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On September 29, Cibelle Savella, 35, shot her daughter Vivian at their west Houston townhome before turning the gun on herself; Vivian died at the scene while her mother later succumbed to injuries in hospital. The shooting followed a family court hearing where a judge granted primary custody to Vivian’s father, Aaron Savella, restricting the mother to supervised visits only—yet no supervisor was present, and Vivian went home with her mother instead of transferring as planned. Aaron, a lawyer who followed all court orders, shared his family’s devastation: ‘Vivian was loved without limit by her father and everyone whose life she touched.’ The case raises questions about enforcing supervised handovers in high-conflict custody disputes.