Police: Texas teen shoots church pastor and wife

DENTON, Texas (AP) - An 18-year-old man shot a pastor and his wife as they were getting ready to leave for church services, apparently blaming them for his breakup with his girlfriend, officials said.

Arturo Silva Jr., 18, was being held early Tuesday morning at the Denton County Jail on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Bond was set at $250,000. It was unclear if he had an attorney.

Denton County sheriff's Lt. Allen Gibson said Silva shot Pedro Beltrain, 32, and his wife, Zaida, 33, as they were getting ready to leave for church with Silva's former girlfriend. The 27-year-old ex-girlfriend had recently obtained a restraining order against Silva, Gibson said.

The pastor was shot in the arm and his wife in the mouth, Gibson said. Both are in stable condition at a hospital in Dallas.

"He blamed them for the girlfriend's breakup with him," Gibson said.

Silva fled before deputies arrived, leaving a .22-caliber pistol on the porch. Deputies also found six spent shells on the ground, Gibson said.

Silva turned himself in Monday.

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Information from: Denton Record-Chronicle, http://www.dentonrc.com