Estranged husband arrested following drive-by shooting, OPD says

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa man was arrested late last month after investigators said he allegedly fired 15 rounds into his former home while his wife and several children, ages 18, 12, and 10, were sleeping. Ivan Garay, 37, has been charged with one count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, three counts of Deadly Conduct, and one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance. 

According to an Odessa Police Department report, shortly after 3:00 a.m. on April 25, officers were dispatched to a home on Ada Street to investigate after a woman called 911 and said her estranged husband, identified as Garay, shot at their home. In route, dispatch told officers that there was a "safety alert" on the residence and that Garay was known to be armed and uncooperative with police. 

At the scene, investigators met with Garay's wife who said she'd been separated from her husband for nearly two months and said he began texting her the day before asking for money. In a text exchange, Garay allegedly told his wife "just remember" in response to phone calls and text messages that went unanswered. Around 2:30 a.m., the woman said Garay tried to call her via Snapchat- that was the last contact she had with Garay before shots rang out. 

According to the report, Garay's estranged wife heard a diesel truck idling in front of her home- when she looked out the window, she reportedly saw Garay's green Chevrolet Truck parked outside. That's when she hear...