Oklahoma Man Fatally Shoots Girlfriend After Argument In Texas Roadhouse Parking Lot, Police Say

An Oklahoma man is under arrest in connection to the shooting death of his girlfriend following an argument outside a restaurant in Texas.

Around 8:30 p.m. on April 30, Mario Alberto Rodriquez, 30, allegedly shot Marisela Mendoza, 23, multiple times outside Texas Roadhouse in Amarillo before fleeing the scene in a Dodge Charger, police said, KVII-TV reported.

Eyewitness Cathlina King told the station she was sitting near a window inside the establishment with her children when the shooting occurred nearby.

“It was so loud in there, we did not [hear it], but we saw it right after it happened,” King said. “It was scary at first because a bullet could have easily come through a window.”

The victim was rushed to an area hospital, where she passed away from her injuries, and authorities issued an AMBER Alert for two girls who they believed were abducted — Adalynn Rodriquez, 5, and 8-year-old Ariaen Rodriquez.

Police canceled the alert after they took Alberto Rodriguez into custody hours after the incident and charged him with Mendoza’s murder, police said.