Man charged with murder in deadly shooting outside east Houston bar

Shawn Paul Rodriguez (Photo: Houston Police Department)

A suspect has been arrested in a shooting outside of a Houston bar that left one man dead and another man injured.

Shawn Paul Rodriguez, 32, is charged with murder. He is accused in the death of Cruz Antonio Perez, 30.

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The shooting occurred in the 7500 block of Lyons Avenue around 12:10 a.m. March 13.

Police say two men began arguing outside of a bar, and the argument led to a physical altercation and then a shooting.

Cruz Antonio Perez died at the scene. A 37-year-old man was also shot and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening wounds.

According to police, further investigation identified Rodriguez as the shooter in the case.  He was taken into custody on March 31 without incident.

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