Officials said a major crash on the northbound lanes of I-69 at SH 99 forced the closure of multiple main lanes.
According to investigators, the suspect fled the scene after shooting and killing his mother and subsequently wrecked his vehicle a short distance away before deputies arrested him.
Officials said when the SWAT unit arrived at the scene, the suspect, identified as a 60-year-old man, came out of a residence he had barricaded himself inside, and surrendered to the officers.
Authorities said a verbal altercation between two men who knew each other turned violent, resulting in one man shooting and killing the other in Splendora.
Authorities said the incident stemmed from an attempted sale of THC vape cartridges, which escalated to a gunfire exchange, and multiple homes nearby were also hit by the shooting.
A Montgomery County man now faces even more serious charges after being accused of secretly ending a woman's pregnancy.