NN) -- Police are looking for five suspects in connection with the shooting death over the weekend of a Houston, Texas, doctor, authorities said Monday.
Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzales was found shot to death at his ranch in rural Texas on Saturday, police say.
Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzalez, 56, was chief of the critical care section at Houston's Methodist Hospital and "a pulmonary medicine leader," according to the hospital system's Web site.
He was found dead Saturday, when police responded to a 911 call of a burglary in progress shortly after noon, Austin County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Paul Faircloth told CNN.
The responding officer found three vehicles leaving the location, Faircloth said, and a person in one vehicle fired on the officer. Neither the officer nor his patrol car was struck, and the officer did not return fire, Faircloth said. The officer was able to provide a detailed description of all three vehicles, he said.
At the home, which Faircloth said is in a rural, wooded and isolated area, officers found Gonzalez shot to death and another person wounded. The second victim was airlifted to an Austin, Texas, hospital.
Gonzalez' wife and a small child were found unharmed inside the home, Faircloth said. KHOU identified them as Charleen Gonzalez, 29, and the couple's 2-year-old son, and reported the two hid in a closet.
Authorities do not know whether the incident was a burglary or an intended home invasion, Faircloth told CNN, and "we do not know if this is random or targeted." Several leads were being followed Monday morning, he said, and numerous agencies were involved in the investigation.
The slaying took place at Gonzalez' ranch outside Bellville, Texas, said Lisa Block, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Bellville is about 50 miles west of Houston.
Gonzalez, his wife and child arrived at the ranch about 11 a.m. Saturday, Block said, and "the suspects were at the house when they arrived." Gonzalez' wife ran inside with the child and called 911, she said.
Ranch worker Noel Galvan was the second victim, Block said. He was taken to an Austin, Texas, hospital, where he was last listed in critical condition, she said.
Faircloth said five suspects are being sought. Block said police are investigating how many suspects were involved, but believe there were at least four.
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