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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is being accused of shooting and killing his wife in northwest Harris County and their children were the ones who called 911 for help.
It happened in the 9500 block of Walnut Glen Drive, just north of the Jersey Village area, on Wednesday around 5:15 p.m.
Patricia Tatum, an aunt of the woman killed, identified her as 45-year-old Rhonda Lenear. Precinct 4 deputies were the first to respond to reports of the shooting at the home, according to Sgt. Ben Beall of with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division.
When deputies arrived, they found two teenagers at a neighbor’s house across the street. The teens had called 911 saying their father had shot their mother, authorities said.
It appears that the 46-year-old suspect arrived at the home and then sent the teens, who are 15 and 13 years old, away before shooting and killing Lenear, investigators said.
Deputies say the woman died at the home.
According to a tweet posted by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the husband has since been detained.
@Pct4Constable units responded to an incident at the 9500 blk of Walnut Glen Drive. Preliminary info: a male is suspected of shooting his wife. A male has been detained and a female has been pronounced deceased at the scene. @HCSOTexas Investigators are enroute to scene. #Hounews pic.twitter.com/bUp6XKOLHv
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) May 19, 2021
He is being taken to the Harris County Homicide Unit, where he’ll have the option of making a statement. He has not yet been charged in this case.
The suspected shooter and Lenear had been together for 20 years and were college sweethearts, Tatum said.
The teenage children will be in the care of family members, she said.