A Texas man has been charged with murder, after allegedly bludgeoning his wife to death with an iron at their home.
Chance Zane Chavez, 34, who was covered in blood, surrendered to police after officers were called about a suspicious event on Wednesday morning.
According to the Houston Police Department, a neighbor called authorities after Chavez rang their doorbell, covered in blood. The neighbor said Chavez had told him something tragic had just happened in his home.
Upon arrival, officers from the HPD found Chavez standing in the doorway to his residence with his hands up.
According to a police statement he had blood on his arms, legs and clothing. Following a search of the house officers found Chavez’s wife, Kristen Chavez, unresponsive in a bedroom.
The 32-year-old had suffered blunt force trauma to her body and was pronounced deceased by paramedics, the force said.
Fox26 reports, per police sources, that Chavez had hit his wife multiple times with an iron.
Chavez was arrested, subsequently charged and booked into the Harris County Jail. He is being held on a $500,000 bond.
Neighbors told KHOU 11 that the couple had been living in the home for just over a year, and that the horrific incident was unexpected.
"It saddens me because she was extremely friendly," one told the outlet. "They didn't get into arguments or anything like that in front of us. They never looked like there was tension. There never looked like something could be wrong."
Chavez’s motive is currently known and investigations into the incident are ongoing.
