Deputy Constable Maher Husseini, 50, was fatally shot on September 3, 2024, in Houston while driving to work. The shooting occurred about 12:35 p.m. at Richmond Avenue and Fondren Road when a man approached Husseini’s SUV and fired multiple rounds through the passenger-side window; the assailant then fled. Dashcam footage shows Husseini and the suspect, identified as 40-year-old Athir Murady, met about 10 to 15 minutes earlier in a parking lot roughly a mile from the shooting, spoke cordially and shook hands before leaving separately. After the killing Murady led police on a roughly 60-mile high-speed chase that ended when he drove into Galveston Bay near the Causeway Bridge and was taken into custody after swimming and resisting.

An autopsy found Husseini sustained 13 gunshot wounds, including five to the head and seven to the left shoulder and chest area. Multiple revolver speed loaders were found in Murady’s vehicle; the shooter’s firearm had not been recovered at the time of reporting. Husseini had served with Harris County Precinct 4 since 2021, was recently promoted, was married with children and held a Ph.D. in Administration of Justice. Authorities have charged Murady with murder and say motive remains under investigation.

Did anyone in the area see the earlier parking-lot encounter or the vehicle involved before the shooting?