Police: Bryan man arrested for shooting estranged wife’s boyfriend

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Bryan police say they arrested a 26-year-old man after he broke into his estranged wife’s home and shot her boyfriend. The shooting happened early Sunday at an apartment complex on W Villa Maria Road.

According to arrest records, Hugo Alfredo Ortiz-Quintero Jr. entered the apartment, attacked his estranged wife, and then shot her boyfriend. That man was taken to the hospital for treatment, where doctors said a bullet grazed his forehead.

At the scene, police found blood on the floor and walls of the apartment. A roommate told police she opened the door for the suspect, thinking it was someone else, and that Ortiz-Quintero smelled like alcohol. She mentioned they had seen the suspect earlier that night, but there had been no altercations or arguments.

Ortiz-Quintero was charged with burglary of a habitation with intent to commit assault and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

His bonds total $400,000.

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