HOUSTON — Funeral arrangements have been set for Harris County Precinct 4 Corporal Maher Husseini. Corporal Husseini was gunned down while driving to work in southwest Houston on Tuesday.
Husseini's visitation and funeral will take place Thursday, Sept. 5 at the Masjid AlSalam Mosque beginning at 1:45 p.m. Family told KHOU 11 News the visitation and funeral is private.
Condolences will be at the Arab American Cultural & Community Center from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This is open to the public.
Husseini was shot and killed at the intersection of Fondren Road and Richmond Avenue near the Westpark Tollway around 12:30 p.m. Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz said a man got out of his car and fired multiple gunshots into the vehicle of Corporal Husseini.
Husseini was rushed to Ben Taub Hospital but he didn't survive.
Later Tuesday, Athir Murady was arrested after being pulled from Galveston Bay following a chase. Murady is tied to Corporal Husseini's shooting death.
What we know about Corporal Maher Husseini
Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said he had just promoted Husseini to corporal last week. He'd been with Precinct 4 since 2021 and patrolled the South-Central District.
Before joining Precinct 4, Husseini was a police officer with the Montgomery Independent School District.
Husseini's wife was out of town and deputies went to Bush Airport Tuesday to meet her and deliver the news. The couple has two sons, ages 12 and 15, according to Husseini's brother.
"My main goal is to support our fallen deputy and his family," Herman said.
Friends gathered to pay their respects, including one man who had known the corporal through regular coffee meetings.
"He was an unusual person who had a bigger-than-life personality this guy has it going on. Warm, great listener," Wallace Marsh said.
People who knew him want to know why someone would do something so cruel.
“Very nice guy and this gentleman, I see him every Friday when I go to the mosque; he is security over there,” Bill Arfat said. “Everybody liked him, he is a very nice gentleman. All of our community liked this guy.”
Dozens of law enforcement officers lined the streets near Ben Taub late Tuesday afternoon to salute the fallen corporal and escort his body to the medical examiner's office.
On Wednesday, law enforcement officers and Husseini's family joined the procession from the medical examiner's office to the funeral home.
