Conroe shooting: 2 dead, military veteran charged with capital murder following shooting near Shoreview Drive
Military veteran charged in deadly double shooting in Conroe
A military veteran has been charged with capital murder in connection to a double shooting that occurred in Conroe on Monday afternoon. FOX 26's Karys Belger has the latest.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas - A suspect has been detained in connection to a deadly shooting in Conroe that occurred on Monday afternoon.
What we know:
According to Montgomery County Sheriff Wesley Doolittle, they received a 911 call just before 2 p.m. for a home on Shoreview Drive.
Officials said the call was from an estranged wife who said her husband was coming into the home and crashed his vehicle into the home.
Doolittle said the suspect, who has been identified as 57-year-old Stanley Hardin, went into the home and started firing multiple gunshots.
Doolittle stated the gunshots killed a 50-year-old woman and an 80-year-old woman believed to be Hardin's wife and mother-in-law.
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Officials said following the shooting, Hardin left and went to his son's home and then to his home on Ivy Lane where he later surrendered to authorities.
Doolittle said Hardin has been charged with capital murder in connection to the shooting.
Authorities believe the estranged wife and Hardin are married, and the wife moved out of Hardin's home within the last week and was staying with her mother.
Officials stated Hardin did not have a criminal history. However, he was a veteran.
Authorities said there is no ongoing threat to the surrounding neighborhood.
Officials said law enforcement will remain in the area of Shoreview Drive as the investigation continues.
What we don't know:
Officials did not provide the identities of the victims.
The Source: Montgomery County Sheriff's Office