Woman allegedly shot four times by her ex-husband on the same day of her custody hearing
The man first cut the power to their home before breaking in through a window.
June 29, 2021, 8:19 am ET
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A man was arrested after he allegedly cut the power to the home of his ex-wife and their four children before breaking through a window and shooting them four times – all on the same day they were both due to appear in court a custody hearing.
The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, June 28, in a northwest suburb of Houston, Texas, when the Harris County Sheriff's Office was called to a home in response to a reported shooting and burglary, as ABC News reported. Houston station KTRK.
Authorities told KTRK that a preliminary investigation revealed that Aaron B. Wright allegedly went to the unlocked electrical box on the side of the house and cut off power to the home where his ex-wife, Andrea Wright, and their four children lived – – all between the ages of five and twelve – were sleeping.
Police then allege that Aaron Wright broke into the home through a back window before finding Andrea Wright and shooting her four times, the report from KTRK said. The four children were asleep in their beds at the time of the shooting and none of them were injured.
Surveillance footage obtained by KTRK shows the suspect and an accomplice approaching Andrea Wright's home on foot after allegedly driving there in his work truck and parking down the street. Just a few minutes later, the couple can be seen fleeing in the opposite direction. Officers believe the second suspect is Wright's new girlfriend.
“This guy must be crazy to do this in front of his kids, [try to] If they kill their mother, I mean, there's something wrong with this guy,” a neighbor told KTRK in an interview after the incident.
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Investigators told KTRK that Aaron Wright may have expected to lose custody of his four children later that day when Andrea and Aaron Wright were scheduled to appear in court for a custody hearing.
Harris County Deputy Investigator John Mook told KTRK that he believes the couple has been divorced for about a year and that Aaron Wright has reportedly made threats against Andrea Wright's new boyfriend in the past.
“I understand that he threatened the new boyfriend several times,” Mook told KTRK. “I’m sure it was also a contentious divorce. We’re looking into all of that.”
Andrea Wright has reportedly called the police to her home several times in the last three months and even got a restraining order against Aaron Wright last year. According to KTRK, a judge denied a request for permanency in November 2020.
“Yeah, I think that’s a problem,” the unidentified neighbor told KTRK. “Unfortunately, that is our justice system, and I think there needs to be some changes to keep people like that away from these people – from their ex-husband, who they know is a violent person.”
According to a tweet from Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzales, Andrea Wright was immediately taken to the hospital where she is recovering and is in stable condition. Investigators told KTRK that the four children are now safe and staying with their grandmother.
According to Sheriff Gonzales, Aaron Wright was located just hours later and booked into the Harris County Jail on a charge of aggravated assault. It is unclear whether his accomplice was also arrested when he was detained on Monday.
It is unclear whether Aaron Wright has retained an attorney and the investigation into the incident is currently ongoing.
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