Suspect charged in shooting death of man outside movie theater

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A man has been charged in a deadly shooting that happened Friday at a shopping center in north Harris County.

Jamari Kirk Martinez, 30, has been charged with murder.

The shooting happened around 7:10 p.m. in the 15700 block of the North Freeway near Richey Street at a Movie Tavern, according to authorities.

Officials said that the victim was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital by LifeFlight where he later died. He has been identified as Jonnie Catling, 43.

Authorities say Catling's wife was involved in a disturbance with another woman in the parking lot. Investigators say that when Catling tried to intervene, he was shot multiple times by an acquaintance of the woman.