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A Bryan man was charged with murder late Monday after a deadly shooting along Texas 21 apparently stemming from a broken relationship.

Brazos County authorities also charged 46-year-old Kevin Pullen with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury — family violence; tampering with evidence; and unauthorized carrying of a weapon by a felon.

Authorities said Pullen apparently rear-ended a vehicle on Texas 21 west of Bryan shortly before 4 p.m., then approached the car with a shotgun after both vehicles crashed.

The occupants of the car, Tiffany Sterling, 27, of Brazos County and 37-year-old Shay Lackey of College Station were shot at close range, said Jim Stewart, chief deputy at the Brazos County Sheriff’s Department.

Lackey was pronounced dead at the scene, and Sterling was airlifted to CHI St. Joseph hospital in Bryan where she underwent surgery for non-life-threatening injuries late Monday.

Deputies initially believed the incident to be a case of road rage, but dismissed that theory after learning that Pullen and Sterling had been in a prior relationship.