SILSBEE, Texas — A Beaumont teen has been arrested in connection to a shooting that injured another teen in Silsbee.
On Friday, July 14, at around 11:28 p.m., Silsbee Police responded to the 300 block of South 14th Street in Silsbee in reference to a report of gunshots
Officers learned that during a large gathering, there was an argument between some of the people there, according to a news release from the Silsbee Police Department.
Police say this argument led to gunfire, where multiple shots were fired in the area.
There was one person, a 17-year-old man from Orange, reported to have been shot. The teen was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont by Acadian EMS, according to the release.
On Thursday, July 20, 2023, an arrest warrant was obtained for 17-year-old Beaumont resident Diante Davon Sostand in connection to the shooting.
He was arrested later that day by the Beaumont Police Department's Special Assignments Unite officers.
Sostan was transported to the Silsbee Police Department where he was magistrated by Justice of the Peace for Hardin County Precinct 1, C. Ingram.
A bond for him was set at $150,000.
Sostand will be transported to the Hardin County Jail on a charge of deadly conduct, according to the release.
This investigation is still ongoing.
From a Silsbee Police Department news release:
On Thursday, July 20, 2023, after rigorous investigation, Silsbee Police Investigator C. Montalvo, obtained a warrant of arrest for 17 year old Beaumont resident, Diante Davon Sostand, for the offense of Deadly Conduct, a 3rd Degree Felony, in connection with the July 14th shooting that occurred in the 300 block of South 14th Street in Silsbee.
On this same date, at approximately 5:00 PM, Sostand was apprehended by Beaumont Police Department’s SAU officers. Sostand was transported to the Silsbee Police Department where he was magistrated by Justice of the Peace for Hardin County Precinct 1, C. Ingram. A bond was set at $150,000. Sostand will be transported to the Hardin County Jail. This investigation is still ongoing.
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