{"id":378721,"date":"2026-07-19T14:16:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T14:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/378721\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T14:16:40","slug":"man-charged-after-fatal-shooting-in-sheldon-area-home-on-maritime-drive-hcso-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/378721\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged after fatal shooting in Sheldon-area home on Maritime Drive, HCSO says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">HARRIS COUNTY, Texas \u2013 A man is now charged in connection with a deadly shooting that happened Saturday evening in northeast Harris County, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Harris_County_Sheriff&#039;s_Office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Harris_County_Sheriff&#039;s_Office\/\">Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Deputies were called to a home in the 11100 block of Maritime Drive in the Sheldon area just after 6:30 p.m. Investigators said they found a woman with multiple gunshot wounds who was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Authorities previously said the woman\u2019s stepfather called 911, and that the man believed to be involved was detained and questioned by detectives. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">On Sunday morning, HCSO identified the victim as Tonya Swink, 41. The suspect was identified as Cody Prince, 29. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Investigators said Swink and Prince were in a dating relationship and had been arguing. Earlier information released by authorities indicated both had been drinking and had been arguing throughout the day. Deputies also said the couple lived at the home with Swink\u2019s stepfather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Based on the updated information, investigators allege the argument escalated when Swink indicated she wanted to end the relationship, and Prince then shot her. Swink died at the scene, deputies said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Prince has been charged with murder and was booked into the Harris County Jail, according to HCSO. Detectives have not released additional details about a motive beyond what was shared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The investigation remains ongoing. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HCSOTexas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@HCSOTexas<\/a> deputies responded to a residence in the 11100 block of Maritime Drive: <\/p>\n<p>Possible intimate partner shooting incident. One female sustained a gunshot wound and has been pronounced deceased on-scene. A person is detained. <\/p>\n<p>CSI and Homicide Detectives are responding to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jaGlo5Pmu0\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jaGlo5Pmu0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SheriffEd_HCSO\/status\/2078638874549711040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 bTVksG\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HARRIS COUNTY, Texas \u2013 A man is now charged in connection with a deadly shooting that happened Saturday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":378722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[294,29258,405,9360,10181,39250,56,58,57,3346],"class_list":["post-378721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-crime","tag-fatal-shootings","tag-harris-county","tag-harris-county-sheriffs-office","tag-hcso","tag-homicides","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-shootings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}