TEXAS CITY, Texas – A man has been arrested in connection with the December 2018 death of a Texas City woman.
Teresa Custer, 37, was working at the Fairfield Inn at 10700 Emmett Lowry when she was shot during a robbery, according to Texas City Police.
The single mother of three was transported to the hospital, where she later died just before Christmas Day.
On Tuesday, around 7:15 p.m., detectives arrested 37-year-old Mark Anthony Tobar in connection to the case.
According to authorities, they found Tobar at a laundromat on Cullen Boulevard near Reed Road, about 30 miles from where the shooting happened.
Police said Tobar has been charged with capital murder and is being held at the Texas City Jail without bond.
Friends and family of Custer said she was a kind, hardworking person.
"She had so much life and love in her, and everywhere she went, she had sunshine," said Tracie Albritton, a close friend. “Her boys were her everything. They're very good boys. She did a good job. She was a wonderful mother. Not only is she an angel now, she was an angel here on Earth. She was a very loving person, and I can't believe someone would do something so ruthless.”
In a news release Wednesday, the Texas City Police Department said they are looking for two other men in connection with the case.
The first is described as a black man, 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall believed to be in his 40s with a salt and pepper beard who weighs between 160 to 180 pounds.
The second person of interest is also a black man believed to be between the ages of 21 and 25, clean-shaven with short hair. According to police, he is approximately 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs between 170 and 180 pounds.
There is a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and charging of these men.
Anyone with information can put in an anonymous tip with the police department at 409-643-5836 or Crime Stoppers at 409-945-TIPS.