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SPLENDORA, Texas<\/strong> – <\/span>A man is in Montgomery County custody after allegedly shooting and killing a person he knew in Splendora on Thursday.<\/p>

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Deadly Splendora shooting<\/h2>

What we know:<\/p>

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Montgomery County authorities say 42-year-old Eric Fergeson has been charged with murder for the death of 41-year-old William Warhol III of Splendora.<\/p>

Officials believe the two knew each other before the shooting. Their connection hasn’t been confirmed, but investigators say they have mutual friends, family members, and acquaintances.<\/p>

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(Photo courtesy of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office)<\/span> <\/p> <\/div><\/div>

At about 5 p.m. Thursday, Montgomery County, Splendora, and Texas DPS authorities responded to an assault call on East Relza Drive off Highway 59 and FM 2090.<\/p>

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When they arrived, deputies say Warhol was found shot multiple times. Authorities tried performing “life-saving measures,” but the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.<\/p>

Investigators believe a “vehicle accident” from earlier Thursday started conflict between Warhol and Fergeson. The two were allegedly arguing at first before things became violent.<\/p>

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What we don’t know:<\/p>

Other details are not available at this time.<\/p> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s believed an argument turned violent after a “vehicle accident” on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,11,211,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-montgomery-county","category-splendora","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"\nSuspect, victim in deadly Splendora shooting knew each other, officials say - Houston Moving Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2355\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Suspect, victim in deadly Splendora shooting knew each other, officials say - 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