Texas Man Arrested After Brutal Machete Attack on Couple

Elpidio DeLeon Gonzalez was apprehended hours after the violent incident in Grimes County.

The attack occurred in a mobile home behind a grocery store in Shiro, Texas, leaving a man and woman critically injured.
Gonzalez, the suspect, fled the scene in a white Mitsubishi Mirage and was captured over 250 miles away in Corpus Christi.
The victims were airlifted to a Houston hospital, where they remain in critical condition as medical teams work to save their lives.
Authorities described the incident as targeted, indicating it was not a random act of violence.
The Grimes County Sheriff's Office is seeking public assistance for further information on the case.