HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A home invasion in southwest Houston left one man dead, his wife running to hide in a bedroom, and the family dog missing.
Houston police told Eyewitness News that they believe the homeowner was being watched elsewhere and then followed to his house on Ludington near Sandpiper Drive.
It was around 10 p.m. Monday when two suspects kicked down the back door, police said, and shot the victim, identified by his wife as 50-year-old Michel Badia Cremadichi, multiple times. He did return fire, according to HPD.
His wife of 12 years, Veronica Badia, told ABC13 that she did not know why they were targeted.
They had just gotten home. She was upstairs when she heard the gunshots, and when she went to see what was happening, she came face-to-face with one of the suspects, she said. Shen then turned around and ran back to lock herself in a bedroom. There, she called 9-1-1.
Surveillance video shows the two suspects, who were wearing masks, running out of the back of the house. One suspect was carrying a large pistol, and both were being chased by Nala, the couple’s German Shepherd, which still has not been found.
One neighbor said that the truck seen in the video had nothing to do with this scene.
Bullet holes pierced the walls inside the home. Four in the room where the victim was killed. One bullet sailed through a front window.
On Tuesday, the victim’s wife, found comfort in the support of family and friends, but she told ABC13 she is heartbroken and wants justice for her husband.
If you know anything about this case, authorities urge you to contact the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600 or Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
This story comes from our news partner ABC13 Houston.
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