A man was arrested for shooting and killing Harris County Deputy Maher Husseini while he was on his way to work on Tuesday.
Athir Murady was arrested after a police chase that ended with him driving his car off the Causeway bridge into the water below.
Murady, according to his profile, provides training services in security and driving and is a licensed-to-carry instructor.
Maher Husseini was in his car headed to work at Harris County Precinct 4 around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday when a gunman approached his car and started shooting while he was at a stoplight.
Murady shot the Deputy and ran away before coming back and shooting several times more.
Husseini was taken to Ben Taub Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Following the shooting, authorities tracked Murady to Galveston and a chase ensued.
At a point during the chase, he drove his car off the Causeway bridge into the water.
Authorities brought a boat to pick him up and Murady ended up being bitten by a police K9 as he attempted to resist arrest.
He is at UTMB John Sealy Hospital in Galveston being treated for his wounds.
Once out of hospital, he will be booked into the Galveston County jail until he is extradited back to Harris County.
Meanwhile, a sneak peek at Murady’s Facebook page appears to show he was a bit of a disturbed individual with his posts appearing incoherent and unhinged.
