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HOUSTON – A man has been a accused of having shot his ex-wife this Monday morning, the same day a court hearing was scheduled to decide on custody of his four children, the suspect allegedly was accompanied by the girlfriend when he carried out the shooting.
Around 3: 30 As officers from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Memorial Falls neighborhood, neighbors had reported a home invasion and shooting at a residence located on Memorial Crossing Street.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a woman’s ex-husband had cut the electricity to the victim’s home shot cua three times.
Aaron B. Wright was located and arrested this Monday hours after the incident and is currently after bars at the Harris County Jail. The suspect was charged with aggravated assault.
Aaron B. Wright has been located and arrested in connection with the early morning shooting of his ex-wife at a residence at the 9800 blk of Memorial Crossing. Wright has been charged with Aggravated Assault and placed in the Harris County Jail. # HouNews pic.twitter.com/7Fcdzr8XS8
– Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) June 28, 1999
The victim was taken to a hospital and according to a report from Sheriff Ed González the woman is in stable condition.
The four children were at home when the shooting occurred, none of the children were injured.
Officers reported that the couple had already been divorced more than a year ago.
Investigators say that Wright anticipated that he would lose custody of his children at the hearing that was scheduled this same Monday. It was not the first time that the Police had come to the residence for reports of domestic violence, on at least two previous occasions officers were called to intervene between Wright and his ex-wife.
Surveillance video captured by neighbor cameras shows Wright and his girlfriend at the scene walking toward the house and shortly after they appear running down the street. It has not been revealed if the bride was also arrested.
The four children are safe in the house of one of their grandmothers.
Relatives opened an account of GoFundMe to help the victim.
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