Officials search for man after woman fatally shot in the head

Investigators said 35-year-old Cedrick Jamia Rideau has been charged with murder following a shooting Tuesday.

HOUSTON – The Harris County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man believed to be connected to the shooting death of a 36-year-old woman on Tuesday.

Deputies were called to the scene around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Portofino Landing Apartments at 910 Cypress Station Drive. There, they found the dead woman who had been shot in the head.

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Investigators who spoke with witnesses said the woman had been arguing with 35-year-old Cedrick Jamia Rideau before the shooting. Witnesses also told officials that they saw Rideau running through the apartment complex and jumping a fence. 

Rideau now faces a murder charge. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Harris County Sheriff's Office at 713-274-9100.