HOUSTON – Police are searching for the man wanted in connection with an ambush-style shooting that left another man dead.
Authorities said the incident happened around 10:40 p.m. Thursday at a convenience store on Cavalcade Street and Terry Street in northeast Houston.
Pat Wright, 55, and his wife were seen on surveillance video leaving the store after spending some time playing slots. As Wright approached the car with his wife, the video shows a shooter wearing a onesie ambush Wright and shoot him several times at point-blank range, police said.
The shooter took off running, and Wright died in the parking lot, police said. Detectives said the shooter had walked past the store 10 minutes prior to the shooting.
Wright’s brother told KPRC 2 he got a panicked call from Wright’s wife telling him “that my brother had got shot.”
Kenneth Wright said his brother was a brother, husband, father and grandfather who grew up in the area and was well-liked.
“Everyone (who) knew him and encountered him really loved him,” Kenneth Wright said. “They took away a good man. He was a family man. He was just a good guy all around.”
Kenneth Wright said his family is no stranger to tragedy, as his parents have had to bury five of their children, the most recent being for one of their daughters on Saturday. Now, they have to plan another funeral.
“Right now we are hanging in there,” Kenneth Wright said. “Our faith and our trust (are) in God.”
Kenneth Wright is asking for prayers for his family as they seek justice in his brother’s shooting.
Investigators are still working to learn more about the shooting, including the motive and the shooter’s identity. They said the video showed Wright never had a conversation with the shooter and no property was taken. Detectives said Wright might have been targeted.
Investigators are asking for the community’s help finding the shooter or any information that can lead them to identify the person. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477.