A Houston police sergeant was charged with murder after allegedly gunning down his wife, a popular school librarian — because he believed she had been flirting with a family friend, according to authorities and the couple’s daughter. The pair’s daughter revealed in court documents obtained by ABC 13 that she, her husband and her parents had been drinking at her parents’ Pearland home Saturday night along with a family friend. Her dad, Hilario Hernandez, 56, believed that her mom, Belinda Hernandez, 52, was flirting with the male friend — setting him off, the daughter said. Later that night, the couple’s daughter became worried when she texted her mom to say she got home safely but her mom didn’t answer. When the daughter then called, her dad answered, reporting that his wife was fine and hung up, the documents said. The daughter was not convinced, so she and her husband returned to the home — where they found Belinda face-down in the kitchen with multiple gunshot wounds. Hilario Hernandez, 56, was busted hours later at a Kingsville hotel — about 100 miles north of the Mexican border. Houston police spokeswoman Jodi Silva confirmed to The Houston Chronicle that he was a member of the force. Belinda Hernandez was a librarian at Shadycrest Elementary, which had extra counselors on hand Monday to help grieving students. Belinda and Hilario were married for more than 30 years and had two grown children, according to the Chronicle. Belinda told the paper in a 2014 interview about her burgeoning career in education that she was “very happily married” and “loved my children,” but that she always wished she’d gone to college to become a teacher. A longtime family friend told ABC 13 that she had just hugged the librarian at the school Friday. “Gave her a hug and you would have never known that anything was wrong, she seemed happy,” the friend recalled. She also called Hilario “absolutely a good dad.” Police are searching for surveillance video that could provide more details about the case, Pearland police spokesman Jason Wells told the Chronicle. “We are going to conduct business as usual,” he said. “The law is held accountable for everybody, actually more so for [officers].” Neighbors called the area a quiet suburban neighborhood where violence was uncommon. “They seemed like just everyday, normal people,” nearby resident Lucretia Jeansonne, 64, told the paper. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the couple’s children raise money for their mother’s funeral expenses. By Monday afternoon, it had already raised $9,640 in donations.<doc-sep>Police sergeant arrested in death of his wife (CNN) — A Houston police sergeant has been arrested in connection with the death of his wife, authorities said. Hilario Hernandez was arrested after his wife, Belinda Hernandez, was killed Saturday, CNN affiliate KTRK reported. Police responded to a report that the victim was found dead in a home in Pearland, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Belinda Hernandez had been shot to death, KTRK reported. The investigation led police to issue an arrest warrant for Hilario Hernandez, who was found driving in Kingsville, Texas, about 250 miles south of Pearland. Hernandez, 56, has been relieved of duty with pay. He has been employed with the Houston Police Department, with 33 years of service and was assigned to the burglary and theft division, said Jodi Silva, a Houston Police spokesperson. “Our condolences and thoughts are with the victim’s family,” the Houston Police said in a statement. Belinda Hernandez’s daughter told CNN affiliate KTRK that her dad was upset with her mom because it looked like she was flirting with someone else. Belinda Hernandez, 52, had worked as a librarian at Shadycrest Elementary in Pearland. “Pearland ISD is deeply saddened to learn of the death of one of our employees, Shadycrest Elementary Librarian Belinda Hernandez,” the district said in a statement. “Mrs. Hernandez was a beloved, longtime employee who worked for Pearland ISD for 15 years.” The district said it would provide counselors for students and staff for as long as needed. CNN’s Hollie Silverman and Nicole Williams contributed to this report.<doc-sep>The couple's daughter told investigators Hilario Hernandez killed Belinda Hernandez because he thought she was flirting with a family friend. PEARLAND, Texas — The Houston police officer accused of murdering his wife over the weekend has been relieved of duty. Hilario Hernandez, an HPD sergeant, is charged with murder in connection with the death of his wife, Belinda, a beloved librarian at Shadycrest Elementary School. The couple's daughter told investigators she was worried about her mother after her father got mad because he thought his wife was flirting with a family friend. According to the court documents, Hernandez’s daughter found her mother dead in their kitchen on Saturday. The daughter is the one who called 911. Her father had already fled south toward Mexico. The daughter told officers that her mother, father, her husband and his close friend had a party at her parents' Pearland home, where they were drinking. She added that her father, Hilario Hernandez, got upset because he believed his wife was flirting with his daughter’s husband’s friend. Court documents state the daughter told police they all left her parents’ house, and she later texted her mother to make sure she was okay. When her mother didn't respond, the daughter said she called and her father, who answered saying, "She's fine" and hung up. Worried, the daughter told police she went to check on her mother the next day, and that's when she found her dead in the kitchen. Court documents say officers found a handgun, an empty magazine and several shell casings at the scene. Officers pinged Hilario Hernandez's phone, and located him driving towards Corpus Christi. They found him at a hotel in Kingsville and arrested him. The affidavit also shows while law enforcement agencies were searching for Hernandez, a Houston police lieutenant sent out a group text pertaining to Hernandez, to which he replied back asking, "What's going on?" He also told the lieutenant he would "kill himself" or "turn himself in.” HPD records show eight sustained disciplinary actions against him for what appears to be five unique incidents with the most recent being in 2004. Hernandez is being held on a $800,000 bond in the Brazoria County Jail. That bond was set by the magistrate in Kingsville and the Brazoria County magistrate elected to keep it at that amount. Friends have set up a gofundme.com page to help the family with funeral expenses.<doc-sep>
EMBED >More News Videos ABC13 Eyewitness News exclusively captured the moment Hilario Hernandez arrived at the jail Sunday afternoon. PEARLAND, Texas (KTRK) -- An HPD sergeant accused of killing his wife in Pearland has been relieved of duty with pay.Monday, the Houston Police Officer's Union declined to represent Hilario Hernandez because his case is not tied within the "course and scope of him being a police officer. ""If these allegations are true, this man is a disgrace to the badge and a disgrace to the oath that he took," said union president Joe Gamaldi.The daughter of Belinda Hernandez told ABC13 Eyewitness News her dad was upset with her mom because it looked like she was flirting with someone else.Belinda, a beloved Pearland ISD librarian, was found in her kitchen at a home in the 1900 block of Canyon Creek Saturday by her daughter.Hilario was arrested hours later in Kingsville, Texas, about 100 miles north of the Mexico border in a hotel. He's now facing murder charges.According to court documents, the couple's daughter said she and her husband had been at the house drinking with her parents and a close family friend the night Belinda was found dead. She said her dad believed that her mom was flirting with that friend.The daughter told investigators she noticed something was wrong when she sent her mom a text message to tell her she made it home safely, but her mom didn't respond. She called again, but this time, her dad answered and told her that she was fine and hung up.That worried her, so she and her husband went back to the house, and that's when they found Belinda's body face down in the kitchen with multiple gunshot wounds.The daughter called 911 and stated that "he shot her last night" and that her father "is gone. "When Pearland police arrived at the Hernandez house, an officer found a gun on the kitchen counter and several shell casings on the floor.A long-time family friend of Belinda shared her memories with ABC13 Eyewitness News, one as recent as Friday afternoon when she saw Belinda at Shadycrest Elementary School. "Gave her a hug and you would have never known that anything was wrong. She seemed happy," she said.Belinda and Hilario had been married for more than three decades and have two children together.Meanwhile, Hilario remains in the Brazoria County jail after he was transported from Kingsville. ABC13 exclusively captured the moment he arrived at the jail Sunday afternoon.Investigators haven't said how they tracked Hilario down. Court documents say he texted with his HPD lieutenant the same day Belinda was murdered. The lieutenant said "Mr. Hernandez indicated to her that 'he would kill himself or turn himself into her. '"Hilario's bond is set at $800,000.Houston police said they are cooperating with Pearland police in this investigation.Hilario was with the force for 33 years and worked with the Burglary and Theft divisionIf convicted of first-degree murder, police say Hilario would forfeit his pension.Click here for the GoFundMe account for Belinda Hernandez.