A 57-year-old Texas man was arrested on Sunday after he rammed his truck into a home in Conroe and then shot and killed his wife and mother-in-law inside.
One of the women called 911 at about 2 p.m., reporting that her husband had driven his truck into the home and was making his way inside.
“During the 911 call, dispatchers could hear gunfire coming from the scene,” the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. “Deputies immediately responded to the area.”
But they were too late. The dputies found Tara Hardin, 57, and Floris Wolford,” dead inside with apparent gunshot wounds.
Deputies identified the suspect as Stanley Earl Hardin and said he fled the murder scene on foot and went to his son’s nearby residence. From there, he had his son drive him back to his own home.
Montgomery County Sheriff Wesley Doolittle told KTRK that the Hardins had recently separated.
“When there is high emotion, people are ending relationships and such, I would tell folks to contact the Montgomery County Women’s shelter if they believe they are in danger,” Doolittle said.
Hardin was taken into custody without incident and charged with capital murder. He’s being held without bond.
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[Featured image: Stanley Earl Hardin/Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office]