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The suspects are charged with deadly conduct in the weekend shooting at a baseball tournament in Katy, according to the Waller County Sheriff's Office.
Charges have been filed against three men in connection with a shooting on Sunday, September 21, at The Rac Katy on FM 2855. It happened as youth baseball player and coaches were on the field.
A coach for one of the teams is recovering after he was shot during a weekend baseball tournament there.
Mahmood Abdelsalam Rababah, 23, Ahmad Mawed, 21, and Mustafa Mohammad Matalgah, 27, were arrested on felony charges of deadly conduct with a firearm. A judge set their bonds at $100,000 each. Their photos are below.
According to the Waller County Sheriff’s Office, the three suspects fired guns from a nearby pasture in the direction of the field.
Mahmood Abdelsalam Rababah, 23, Ahmad Mawed, 21, and Mustafa Mohammad Matalgah, 27, were arrested after a youth coach was shot at a Katy ballpark.
Houston Warriors founder Andy Baize said the injured coach was saying a pregame prayer with their team.
“He literally took the bullet for a child that was to his left, and so thankfully we avoided a major disaster. Still very, very emotional over it,” Baize told KHOU 11.
Baize said the coach was shot in the shoulder.
“When he was struck by the bullet, his first reaction was to get down to the ground, cover his kids and get them to a safe space,” Baize said.
Witnesses said someone used a belt as a tourniquet on the victim's arm before first responders arrived. He was airlifted to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The gunfire sent players, coaches and parents running for cover, but no one else was injured.
Coaches told KHOU 11 News they could hear gunfire throughout the weekend at the complex, and gunshots could be heard during an online stream.
The Rac Katy owners stated on Facebook Monday morning that three individuals were target practicing 600 to 700 yards away. Initially, the Rac Katy stated police were "immediately notified of possible illegal hunting" and responded to the scene.
“His first question to the physicians was I need to leave because I have to go coach my kids at 3 pm,” Baize said.
He wants accountability. His focus is on helping the kids recover and cope with the reality of what they went through.
“The feedback was horror about this [occurring] at a youth event, and that’s understandable. But that can happen anywhere; if kids aren’t safe at churches and schools, it can happen anywhere,” Baize said.
Charges have been filed against three men in connection with a shooting on Sunday, September 21, at The Rac Katy on FM 2855. It happened as youth baseball player and coaches were on the field.
A coach for one of the teams is recovering after he was shot during a weekend baseball tournament there.
Mahmood Abdelsalam Rababah, 23, Ahmad Mawed, 21, and Mustafa Mohammad Matalgah, 27, were arrested on felony charges of deadly conduct with a firearm. A judge set their bonds at $100,000 each. Their photos are below.
According to the Waller County Sheriff’s Office, the three suspects fired guns from a nearby pasture in the direction of the field.
Mahmood Abdelsalam Rababah, 23, Ahmad Mawed, 21, and Mustafa Mohammad Matalgah, 27, were arrested after a youth coach was shot at a Katy ballpark.
'He literally took a bullet for a child'
Houston Warriors founder Andy Baize said the injured coach was saying a pregame prayer with their team.
“He literally took the bullet for a child that was to his left, and so thankfully we avoided a major disaster. Still very, very emotional over it,” Baize told KHOU 11.
Baize said the coach was shot in the shoulder.
“When he was struck by the bullet, his first reaction was to get down to the ground, cover his kids and get them to a safe space,” Baize said.
Witnesses said someone used a belt as a tourniquet on the victim's arm before first responders arrived. He was airlifted to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The gunfire sent players, coaches and parents running for cover, but no one else was injured.
Coaches told KHOU 11 News they could hear gunfire throughout the weekend at the complex, and gunshots could be heard during an online stream.
The Rac Katy owners stated on Facebook Monday morning that three individuals were target practicing 600 to 700 yards away. Initially, the Rac Katy stated police were "immediately notified of possible illegal hunting" and responded to the scene.
“His first question to the physicians was I need to leave because I have to go coach my kids at 3 pm,” Baize said.
He wants accountability. His focus is on helping the kids recover and cope with the reality of what they went through.
“The feedback was horror about this [occurring] at a youth event, and that’s understandable. But that can happen anywhere; if kids aren’t safe at churches and schools, it can happen anywhere,” Baize said.