Pearland Man Facing Capital Murder Charge For Killing Wife.

PEARLAND, TX -- A 47-year old man is in police custody on capital murder charges after witnesses told police that he shot and killed his wife Tuesday in their apartment.

Rodolfo Chaires Jr., was arrested just after midnight on Wednesday in the 10100 block of Chestnut Creek Way, about four miles from where the shooting took place.

At 7:45 p.m., police received a 911 call from one of the couple's children claiming that Chaires had shot their mother and took off.

Police and EMS arrived at the Tranquility Bay Apartments in the 2900 block of Oak Road, a short time later.

The woman was taken to a local hospital, where she later died.

Police said Chaires and his wife formerly lived in Littlefield, Texas, near Lubbock, but that the couple had separated three weeks ago.

Police said that Chaires discovered where his wife was living and and showed up at the apartment.

Witnesses told police that Chaires and his wife talked for several hours about reconciling, but that they began arguing, and that's when Chaires allegedly shot his wife, and fled.

The children, who are all under the age of 13, were not hurt.

Investigators are trying to determine if there was a history of abuse in the family.

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