A man wanted in a double shooting in El Cerrito last week took his own life in Texas over the weekend as officers tried to apprehend him, police said.
Thanh “Tony” Pham, 34, was holed up in a hotel in Houston, Texas, on Sunday. When officers went to the room and announced themselves, Pham committed suicide, according to a San Diego Police Department news release.
The day before, San Diego police had issued a bulletin seeking the public’s help in finding Pham. They said he was considered armed and dangerous.
Pham was a suspect in a shooting last Tuesday that killed a 42-year-old woman and seriously injured a 36-year-old man in El Cerrito.
Witnesses told police the two victims were standing in a driveway in the 4200 block of 54th Place when a man walked up to them at about 4:45 p.m.
The three got into an argument, and police say the suspect pulled out a handgun and shot both people in the chest.
Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital, where the woman later died there. The man is expected to survive.
