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Tomball Tx woman shot by ex-husband hours before child custody hearing

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Aaron B Wright Texas man shoots ex wife, Andrea Wright, hours before child custody hearing. Images via social media.
Aaron B Wright Texas
Aaron B Wright Texas man shoots ex wife, Andrea Wright, hours before child custody hearing. Image via social media.

Aaron B. Wright Texas man shoots ex wife hours before custody hearing as she slept in home with couple’s four children. Man makes bond of $175K.

A Texas man has been arrested after allegedly cutting off the power to the Tomball home of his ex-wife and their four children before breaking in through a window and shooting her four times — all on the same day they were both scheduled to appear in court for a child custody hearing.

The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Monday, June 28, in the northwest suburbs of Houston, Texas, when the Harris County Sheriff’s Office was called to a home in response to a reported shooting and home invasion, according to KTRK.

Aaron B. Wright is alleged to have gone to the unlocked power box on the side of the home and cut off power to the house where his ex-wife, Andrea Wright, and their four children — all between the ages of five and 12 — were sleeping.

Police say, Aaron Wright broke into the home through a back window before finding Andrea Wright and shooting her four times. The four children were sleeping in their beds at the time of the shooting and none of them were injured.

Surveillance (see below) shows the suspect and an accomplice approached Andrea Wright’s home on foot after allegedly driving there in his work truck and parking down the street. The pair can then be seen fleeing the scene in the opposite direction just minutes later. Deputies believe the second suspect is Wright’s new girlfriend.

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Aaron B Wright Texas man shoots ex wife, Andrea Wright, hours before child custody hearing. Images via social media.

History of ongoing abuse

‘That guy has got to be crazy to do that in front of his kids, [try to] kill their mother, I mean there is something wrong with that guy,’ a neighbor told KTRK in an interview following the incident.

Investigators say that Aaron Wright may have been anticipating losing custody of his four children later that day when Andrea and Aaron Wright were scheduled to appear in court for a child custody hearing.

Harris County Deputy Investigator John Mook said that he believes the couple has been divorced for about a year and that Aaron Wright has reportedly made threats to Andrea Wright’s new boyfriend in the past.

‘I do understand that he has threatened the new boyfriend multiple times,’ Mook told KTRK. ‘I’m sure this was a contentious divorce as well. We’re looking into all of that.’

Wright was an abusive husband, Walker’s boyfriend told KPRC2. That abuse continued with stalking and threats after the couple no longer was married, he continued.

Andrea Wright has allegedly called police to her home numerous times over the past three months, with the ex wife having gotten a temporary restraining order against Aaron Wright last year. A judge denied a motion to make it permanent in November 2020, according to KTRK.

Andrea Wright was immediately taken to the hospital where she is recovering and in stable condition, according to a tweet from Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzales. Investigators told KTRK that the four children are now safe and staying with their grandmother.

Aaron B Wright Texas
Pictured, Aaron B Wright Texas man.

Abusive ex makes $175K bond

Aaron Wright was located just a few hours later and booked into the Harris County Jail on aggravated assault charges, according to Sheriff Gonzales.

It remained unclear if Wright’s accomplice was also arrested when the former husband was taken into custody on Monday.

During a Tuesday court appearance, Wright was granted bond at $175K, conditional that he stay away from his former wife and the couple’s four children according to KPRC2. 

As part of his terms of bond, Wright is also not allowed to possess a firearm and he must wear a GPS-monitoring device, a judge said.

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