text: Shooter: Terry Martin, 48, pictured in this 2012 mugshot, shot his girlfriend Laurice Hampton, 48, after she asked for half of his winnings . A man who won $500 on a scratch-off lottery ticket fatally shot his girlfriend and then himself after the pair got into a heated row about sharing the winnings. Terry Martin, 48, shot his girlfriend Laurice Hampton, 48, after she asked for half of the proceeds. But Hampton, critically injured from a gunshot wound to her chest, was able to call 911 about 6:30am Saturday to report the shootings before she died. Responding officers found the couple inside their master bedroom at their home on Beaty Street in Fort Worth, Texas, where Martin was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the head. Hampton was taken by ambulance to John Peter Smith Hospital but died a few hours later. Homicide Sergeant Joe Loughman said the tragic couple had known each other since childhood and had lived together for several years. Loughman told The Fort Worth Star-Telegram: 'We received information that the suspect had won $500 on a Texas lottery scratch-off ticket and that the victim wanted half of the proceeds. The suspect didn't want to share it with her.' Victim: Hampton, pictured, was taken by ambulance to John Peter Smith Hospital but died a few hours later . Home: Martin shot Hampton at their home on Beaty Street in Fort Worth, Texas, pictured here, . He added: [Hampton told police] that she had been shot and that he had shot himself after he shot her.' Records showed that there was a history of violence between the couple. According to Tarrant County court records, Martin was sentenced in July 2012 to a day in jail and fined $214 for assaulting Hampton in their home in November 2011. Gruesome discovery: Fort Worth police officers found the couple inside a bedroom where Martin was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the head . In happier times: Martin, right, is pictured with his girlfriend Hampton, left, before the shooting . Couple: The tragic couple, pictured here, had known each other since childhood, according to police .
target: Terry Martin, 48, shot his girlfriend Laurice Hampton on Saturday .
  The couple allegedly had a heated argument over the proceeds of the ticket .
  Hampton was able to call 911 to report the shootings just before she died .
  Officers found the couple inside a master bedroom and Martin was dead .
  Hampton was taken by ambulance to a hospital where she died hours later .