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HCSO: Man wanted in deadly Friendswood shooting fatally shot himself in Willis

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said as deputies approached the man in the car he shot himself.

FRIENDSWOOD, Texas — A man wanted in connection with a shooting that left one sister dead, and another critically injured in the Friendswood area was found with a gunshot wound in Willis, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.

Just before 7 a.m. Tuesday, Harris County Sheriff’s Office Violent Criminal Apprehension Team located the man inside a vehicle parked outside of a grocery store along Interstate 45, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. As deputies approached the man, he shot himself.

The man was transported to a local hospital where he later was pronounced dead, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, which is investigating the Willis shooting,

EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above is from a report prior to the man being found.

The man was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. The sheriff said deputies did not open fire on the man and none were injured. 

The man was wanted in a shooting that the sheriff tweeted about Monday night just before 9 p.m. He said it happened in the Friendswood area on Backenberry Drive and Constitution Lane.

Gonzalez said the two women, who are possibly sisters, may have been arguing with a man when he shot them and drove away. 

One of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, Gonzalez said. The victims are said to be 18 and 20 years old.

This is an ongoing investigation.

We have a crew headed to the scene to gather more details.

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