McAllen police arrested a 33-year-old man they say shot at his girlfriend at a restaurant Thursday afternoon before fleeing the scene.
Ivan Hernandez, whose last known address is in San Benito, was arraigned Friday on a charge of aggravated assault and received a $120,000 bond, police said in a news release Friday.
The shooting followed a domestic disturbance that occurred at approximately 4:23 p.m. in the 4800 block of West Expressway 83.
The McAllen Professional Law Enforcement Association said in a Facebook post that the shooting occurred at the Mambos Seafood restaurant.
“In regards to the shooting incident at the Mambos (sic) Seafood restaurant earlier, the suspect is in custody,” the post said. “Thank you to the Border Patrol Agents who were vigilant and detained the suspect out in the levee area where he was last seen.”
In a news release, Border Patrol says agents encountered an abandoned vehicle around 5 p.m. south of Granjeno.
“A vehicle registration check revealed the owner of the vehicle was the same subject wanted by the McAllen Pd,” the release said. “McAllen Police officers were advised and responded to the location of the abandoned car. A search for the subject in the surrounding area yielded negative results.”
Later that evening, Border Patrol agents located Hernandez east of where the vehicle was abandoned, but did not disclose exactly what time the suspect was located.
“The man was found unarmed and hiding inside an irrigation ditch,” the release said.
There were no reported injuries stemming from the shooting.
