Dad killed as he carried daughter's birthday cake

HUMBLE, Texas (KTRK) -- A 24-year-old antheral was heading into a Chuck E. Cheese successful Humble to observe his daughter's sixth day erstwhile helium was changeable successful the parking batch and aboriginal died.

The victim's woman identified him arsenic Calogero Duenes.

Amber Uresti said she and her 6- and 3-year-old daughters had gone wrong the edifice earlier her husband, who was tasked with getting the cake.

"I saw him," Uresti said. "I saw him walking towards us. I told the woman my hubby was connected his way. I pointed astatine him, and the instant I turned around, helium came moving successful done the doorway and helium kept saying, 'I got shot! I got shot!'"

Humble constabulary obtained surveillance video they said showed Duenes' brushwood with the shooter. Police said the fishy drove the incorrect mode down a enactment of parking spaces and astir deed the victim. The video past shows the 2 speech words. Moments later, a witnesser told constabulary they heard 3 gunshots.

"He picked up his garment and ran outside," Uresti said. "I ran retired aft him. My 6-year-old saw him autumn connected the ground."

Duenes was taken to the infirmary wherever helium died a abbreviated clip later.

"He had nary weapons," Uresti said. "He was holding my daughter's day cake. He had thing connected him. I don't recognize why."

Uresti said she and Duenes were acceptable to observe their 10th day successful September.

"We grew up together," she said. "Every time for the past 10 years, it's been maine and him. I truly don't cognize what I'm going to bash anymore. It's truly hard."

Uresti archetypal met Duenes successful Corpus Christi erstwhile she was conscionable 15 years old. She and their daughters went determination to hold for his body, truthful helium tin beryllium buried successful his hometown.

"My girl has been crying," Uresti said. "She slept past nighttime with her father's shirt, crying until she fell asleep, and it breaks my heart. There's thing I tin archer her. There's nary words to archer her different than, 'Daddy is with you successful your heart. He loves you.'"

Police said the shooter has not yet been caught, but determination is an ongoing investigation. The fishy is believed to beryllium driving a achromatic Ford car.

The household has acceptable up a GoFundMe page to assistance with ceremonial expenses.

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