ARLINGTON, Texas — Police arrested a North Texas man for the murder of a woman who officers found shot in her bedroom, according to the Arlington Police Department.
On Wednesday, May 31 around 2:51 p.m., Arlington police officers responded to a home in the 3000 block of Amberway Drive to investigate a reported shooting.
When officers arrived, they found a 37-year-old woman, identified on June 3 as Maysaa Zaaroor, with multiple gunshot wounds lying unresponsive in a bedroom.
Officers carried Zaaroor outside and began performing life-saving measures until paramedics arrived. Zaaroor was then transported to a local hospital. Medical staff later told the department Zaaroor died from her injuries.
The suspect, 46-year-old Ayad Abu Aboud, was still at the home when officers arrived. He was immediately taken into custody without incident.
Aboud was booked into the Arlington city jail on one count of murder. Witnesses told investigators they heard Aboud and Zaaroor arguing just before the shooting, according to police.
Arlington police said on June 3 that Aboud and Zaaroor were in a long-term relationship and living together in the home with their four children. Their children were home at the time of the shooting, police said.
The children were not injured and are being cared for by a trusted family friend, police said.
