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CYPRESS, Texas — A Texas man who is suspected of killing his estranged wife and critically injuring her daughter has been located outside a Houston-area hotel and is in a standoff with police, KTRK reported.
According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, Arthur Edigin, 62, opened fire on a car with the 66-year-old woman and her 32-year-old daughter in a parking lot in front of Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church in Cypress, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Investigators are seeking Arthur Edigin, 62, in connection w/the shooting outside Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church on Huffmeister. He’s 5’4”, 144 lbs. Driving a white ‘08 Suburban w/damaged right front quarter panel. Call 713-221-6000. #hounews pic.twitter.com/sfLE503SYE
— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) January 18, 2019
SUSPECT STANDOFF: Loud bangs are being heard at the Extended Stay hotel where deputies have surrounded the man accused of fatally shooting his estranged wife outside a church in Cypress. https://t.co/F26tNPKpuY
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) January 18, 2019
Edigin is considered armed and dangerous, KTRK reported. Police said he was in an Extended Stay hotel in west Houston and were trying to get him to answer the telephone in the room.
"The tragic assault on the two women and the dignity of human life is heartbreaking," the church wrote about the shooting.
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) January 18, 2019
Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church also wrote that they will hold regularly scheduled Mass this morning.https://t.co/b6bbDLe1hD
The church was hosting a choir rehearsal, bible study and another group meeting at the time of the shooting, the Chronicle reported.
“Our prayers are with the victims and families affected by the tragic shooting this evening at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church,” the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston said in a statement. “Officials with the Archdiocese and the parish community are cooperating with local authorities in their investigation.”
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