HOUSTON, TX. (THECOUNT) — According to the Houston Police Department, Jean Pierre Ndossok, a U.S. citizen, formerly of Congo, has been identified as the Pasadena man suspected of stabbing to death two young children.

After calling the children’s mother to say he had committed the killings, Ndossok, 62, was found suffering from a non-fatal gunshot wound in his vehicle in Pasadena around 1 a.m. Sunday. He was transported to the hospital in stable condition.

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According to the Houston Police Department, Jean Pierre Ndossok was found in his vehicle in Pasadena around 1 a.m. Sunday. source

The deceased children were ages 1 and 8 and were in Ndossok’s custody at the time of the fatal stabbings.

Charges are pending against him.

Anyone with information on the deadly incident can contact police at 911.