Doctor Accused Of Shooting Bicyclist
POSTED: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
DICKINSON, Texas -- A doctor has been arrested in connection with a shooting near Dickinson, officials told KPRC Local 2.
Officials said Wameeth Fadhli, 33, was arrested at a home in the 1900 block of O'Reily Bend on Tuesday.
Fadhli is accused of shooting a 22-year-old man in the chest and shoulder, Galveston County sheriff's deputies said.
Deputies said the victim was riding a bicycle in the 3000 block of Avenue C near when Fadhli allegedly pulled alongside him and fired numerous shots.
The man was taken to UTMB in Galveston for treatment.
Witnesses called 911 and gave deputies a description of the shooter and the vehicle he was driving.
Deputies tracked the vehicle to a home about a mile away from the shooting scene.
The motive for the shooting is unclear, deputies said.
Fadhli was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony. He is in the Galveston County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
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