Man charged in wife's shooting death last month reportedly killed himself Thursday

Thomas A. Quinlan, 58, had been charged with murder in the December shooting death of his wife, Donna Quinlan

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A man charged in the shooting death of his wife last month reportedly killed himself on Thursday.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says shortly before 10am Thursday they were contacted by security reporting that Thomas A. Quinlan came into the April Sound Subdivision going to his home on North April Waters. Security officers knew of the emergency protective order in place against Quinlan prohibiting him from being at the house.

Quinlan was arrested on December 30, 2012, for the shooting death of his wife, Donna Quinlan.

Deputies say when they arrived Thursday, they learned that no one was in the home other than Quinlan and they could not make contact with him. SWAT deputies entered the home and say they found Quinlan dead of what is believed to be a self-inflicted wound.

Quinlan was released from the Montgomery County Jail on January 3 after posting the $500,000 bond set at the time of his arrest last month.

Deputies say the investigation continues.
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Murder suspect who forced lockdown of four Houston area schools earlier this month arrested in Virginia

On Wednesday, police in Virginia arrested Zumbotha Newsome.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- We have an update on the search for a murder suspect who forced the lockdown of four schools earlier this month.

On Wednesday, police in Virginia arrested Zumbotha Newsome. Deputies have been searching for Newsome in connection to a deadly road rage incident in April. He disappeared in north Harris County earlier this month.

Four Klein ISD schools were locked down as deputies searched an area where he was possibly sighted.

It's not yet clear when he will be transferred from Virginia to Texas.

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Adopt a cat for $5 this month

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The city of Houston's animal shelter is launching a special cat-adoption campaign to fight the influx of pets at its facility.

BARC officials say during June, which is Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat month, area residents can adopt a cat for just $5 -- $70 off the normal adoption fee. The campaign was launched to help the animal shelter relieve its overcrowded facility. During this week alone, the facility too k in 612 animals even though it has only 550 enclosures. More than a third of the animals it took in were kittens or mature cats. "We really get battered from both sides with regard to cats. Because many cat owners still think it's acceptable to keep their pet as an 'outside cat' and don't sterilize the animal, there is a massive amount of reproduction going on that could be avoided, which means there is a massive amount of cat and kitten intake at BARC that could be avoided," BARC General Manager Dave Atencio said in a prepared statement. "Combine that with the fact that fewer people adopt or foster cats from any shelter - and BARC is no exception - and that creates a pretty urgent situation for us. We've got some creative plans that have begun to make a difference, such as Trap-Neuter-Return to begin to make a dent in the feral population, and our new Foster Food Pantry." BARC pets available for adoption may be viewed at the shelter's website. (Copyright ©2011 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Get more Local »

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