Date: Sunday, October 8, 2023
Time: 3:28am
Location: 600 25th Street
Case Number: 2310080021
On Sunday, October 8, 2023, at 3:28am, officers were dispatched to 25th/Ruth St. in reference to an unknown nature. While in route, the call upgraded to a shooting with injuries at the 600 block of 25th Street.
Officers arrived and located two male gunshot victims and immediately began providing medical aid. Medics arrived and transported a 42-year-old male to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Medics also transported a 20-year-old male victim to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Initial investigation found that numerous subjects were involved in a physical altercation. At some point during the physical altercation, the victims were shot. This is not a random act of violence as the parties were known to each other.
Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division are actively investigating this incident.
This is an on-going investigation. If you have any additional information about this incident, call detectives at 361-886-2840, or if you would like to be anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=