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Source: Grimes County Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man who allegedly attacked people with a machete behind a grocery store in Grimes County the community of Shiro.

Grimes County deputies were called to Shiro’s convenience store Sunday night after a man with a machete attacked two or more victims.

Deputies found a man and woman behind the store in a trailer with severe injuries.

Investigators identified the man wielding the machete as Elpidio De Leon Gonzalez of Shiro.

Elpidio De Leon Gonzalez (Source: Grimes County Sheriff’s Office)

On Sunday evening, the sheriff’s office asked for the public’s help in locating Gonzalez, who was allegedly driving a Mitsubishi Mirage.

He was arrested in Corpus Christi shortly after 1 a.m. Monday.

The victims were airlifted to Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston, where they are said to be stable, according to the Grimes County Sheriff’s Office.

Gonzalez had previously been in a relationship with the victim, according to law enforcement.

He will face two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.