BOLIVAR PENINSULA, Texas – A man allegedly connected to a double homicide on Bolivar Peninsula killed himself during a standoff in Beaumont, deputies said.
Galveston County deputies responded to a shooting on Kirkpatrick near Highway 87 in Gilchrist at about 11:30 p.m. Friday.
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Deputies discovered a man and a woman dead outside the home.
The victims are 45-year-old Eric Dopp of Houston and his daughter, 24-year-old Wisdom Hall of Pearland.
According to investigators, the two were fatally shot during what began as a verbal argument. The situation escalated quickly, though the exact cause of the dispute remains unclear.
The suspected gunman has been identified as 38-year-old Johnathan Findley of Pasadena.
Officials say all three individuals knew each other and were visiting a mutual friend of Findley’s in the Gilchrist area at the time of the incident.
Witnesses say Findley left the scene in a white car after the shooting.
Deputies quickly notified surrounding law enforcement agencies.
Findley was spotted in Chambers County before he led deputies on a chase.
It ended when he stopped on the service road of I-10 in Beaumont and barricaded himself inside the vehicle.
Deputies said he refused to surrender before he shot and killed himself.
The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office was investigating.
