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Man killed in Pearland shooting; four arrested

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PEARLAND, Texas – The Pearland Police Department arrested four people after a 35-year-old man was shot early Sunday morning.

Officers got to the scene on Business Center Drive near SH 288 and Magnolia Road around 5 a.m. They were responding to reports of a disturbance near an apartment complex swimming pool.

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Officers found a man with a gunshot wound and attempted life-saving measures but the victim, Shane Chambers died at the scene.

Investigators say 32-year-old Jamica Delance Scott went to his ex-girlfriend’s apartment, which started the disturbance. Two men inside the apartment tried to escape by jumping from a second-story balcony.

Police say Scott then went downstairs and allegedly shot Chambers. They say Scott the got into a vehicle and tried to leave but officers stopped it and detained all four occupants.

Jamica Delance Scott, 30-year-old Jamon Delance Scott, and 35-year-old James Undra Cooper Jr. were each charged with murder, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and burglary of a habitation to commit a felony.

32-year-old Shanel Janaye Carter was charged with murder as a party to the offense and burglary of a habitation to commit a felony.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Pearland Police Department tip line at 281-997-4211.