No Known Motive In Attempted Murder/Suicide

"PEARLAND, TX — A man apparently shot and wounded his ex-wife inside her Pearland home Wednesday before fatally shooting himself, authorities said.

"Brazoria County Sheriff's deputies responding to a shooting found the two about 3 p.m. at her home in the 2400 block of Woodbury.

"The man was dead and his estranged wife was taken by Life Flight helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital. Her condition wasn't known Wednesday night but deputies said she was still alive.

"Detectives said the case remains under investigation and they have not officially confirmed a possible motive. But, they believe it was an attempted murder/suicide. There were no signs of forced entry into the woman's home and the estranged couple was found together with a weapon.

"Next-door neighbor Joe Wright said he was stunned by what happened inside the two-story home with its festive Christmas decorations on the front lawn.

"`They were good people. I never knew that anything was going on,` Wright said. `I never heard them arguing with each other.`

"The couple had a son, about 8, who wasn't home at the time of the shooting and is now with family members, neighbors said.

"Sheriff's deputies did not identify the couple. Neighbors said the man was apparently in his early 50s while his ex-wife was in her early 40s."

From chron.com...