Police have issued a murder warrant for a man in the case of a deadly shooting in League City.
League City police said the shooting happened shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of Mayhill Ridge Lane. Officers were called to a disturbance involving three adults.
Shots were fired just as officers arrived. Police located the body of 43-year-old Clarence Wayne Harris II and 36-year-old Amanda Harris, who was injured at the scene. Harris was taken to an area hospital.
Police identified 41-year-old Sayantan Ghose as the shooter. They said he has a shaved head and is of Pacific Island descent.
Police said Ghose parked near the Harris home. A man, who did not want to identify himself, said he called Clarence to let him know. The man said Ghose did not appear angry or threatening, but the situation escalated minutes after Ghose approached Clarence.
The neighbor said Clarence pulled up during the confrontation, with her daughter in the back seat. As Amanda was on the phone with 911, the neighbor said he saw Ghose start shooting.
Investigators won’t say if the gun used belonged to Clarence or to Ghose. They won’t say how many times the husband and wife were shot or where they were shot.
Neighbors said, Amanda recently asked to be notified, should anyone see Ghose show up in the neighborhood. Neighbors also said Ghose was an ex-boyfriend of Amanda’s.
Police also said Ghose resides in the Sugar Land area and was last seen leaving the scene in a gray 2011 Toyota Corolla with Texas license plate “DK6M556.”
A resident living near the shooting scene expressed nervousness well after the incident happened.
“That’s kind of a great concern to me, I hope they do catch him pretty soon–or that it’s someone who is completely random and doesn’t live around here,” said Reid Amaro, a neighbor.
Anyone with information on Ghose’s whereabouts is urged to call League City police at 281-332-2566.
Police have set a bond of $150,000 for Ghose.
