Inset: Michael Calhoun (McLennan County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The residential street near where Calhoun allegedly shot and killed his cousin in Waco, Texas (Google Maps).
A Texas man is behind bars after shooting and killing his own cousin who had just done him a favor, Lone Star State police say.
Michael Calhoun, 43, stands accused of one count of first-degree murder, according to the Waco Police Department.
The underlying incident occurred on the night of Aug. 9, a Sunday, and took the life of 49-year-old Yotanca Calhoun, authorities say.
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Just after 9:45 p.m., law enforcement arrived at the victim’s residence on Summer Avenue in Waco, responding to reports of a shooting, the police department said in a press release.
“When officers arrived, they located the victim and immediately began medical aid, he was pronounced deceased on scene,” the press release reads.
The victim’s wife was also in the residence when the defendant allegedly shot and killed her husband, according to a warrant obtained by Waco-based CBS and Telemundo affiliate KWTX.
But the night seemingly started out innocently enough.
Earlier that evening, Michael Calhoun came over and asked to use the shower because he was sweaty, the wife told police, according to the charging document. While the defendant showered, the couple sat on the living room couch and waited for him, police said.
But when Michael Calhoun got out of the bathroom, he allegedly said, “This is for you,” and opened fire on his cousin, the wife told police.
Amid the gunfire, the woman dropped to the floor and hid underneath a table, according to the warrant. The defendant attempted to shoot her, too, but he soon ran out of bullets, the wife told police.
Next, the woman took the opportunity to run and hide in a bedroom closet, police said. As she took shelter, Michael Calhoun allegedly called out to her and said, “Don’t do it,” according to the warrant.
Eventually, the newly widowed woman heard the defendant leave, law enforcement said. So, she got out of the closet and found her husband on the floor suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his head, neck, shoulder, chest and groin, according to the charging document.
When police arrived, Michael Calhoun was no longer at the scene of the crime, according to the press release. Officers arrested him later that same night along the 2600 block of Alexander Avenue, roughly five blocks south of where the shooting occurred, police said.
The defendant is currently detained in the McLennan County Jail on $1 million bond.
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