HOUSTON—A Houston man was arrested Thursday night after police say he kidnapped his son and fatally shot his wife and a teen.
Investigators said it started at an apartment on Dixie Farm and Gulfstream in southeast Houston around 7:30 p.m.
Police believe the suspect, 39-year-old Jaime Piero Cole, came to the apartment to drop off his sons, aged 10 and 2.
Once he arrived, investigators say Cole and his estranged wife, Melissa Dawn Cole, got into an argument.
At some point, the fight turned violent.
Police said when Melissa Cole’s 15-year-old daughter tried to intervene, Jaime Cole pulled out a gun and opened fire.
Both Melissa Cole and her daughter, Alecia Desire Castillo, were hit multiple times.
"When he got here with the two boys, he and the wife got into an argument, and the argument escalated. The 15-year-old tried to intervene. The adult female got shot, then the juvenile got shot," HPD’s H.A. Chavez said.
The women died at the scene.
Police said Jaime Cole left his 10-year-old son there and took off with the toddler.
An Amber Alert was issued, and the pair was spotted at a Wal-Mart in Wharton County.
Investigators said Cole was trying to buy ammunition.
A DPS trooper took him into custody, and he’s since been charged with capital murder.
Cole’s sons were unharmed.
