BEAUMONT, Texas — Police officers are investigating after an early-morning shooting at a Beaumont motel sent two people to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.
Officers were sent to the Super 8 Motel at 1110 Interstate 10 South just after midnight Friday morning, Jan. 3 after receiving several calls reporting multiple shots had been fired at the motel according to a news release from the Beaumont Police Department.
When officers arrived they found two people in a guest room suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
A man and woman were wounded in the shooting.
Both were taken by ambulance to a Beaumont hospital where they were listed in critical condition, but were in stable condition as of 3 p.m. Friday, Beaumont Police Sgt. Cody Guedry said.
Detectives believe after their initial investigation that the victims knew the suspect and that “the shooting stems from on-going illegal activity” according to the release.
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From a Beaumont Police Department news release…
On Friday, January 3, 2020 at 12:07 a.m., Beaumont Police responded to 1110 IH-10 S (Super 8 Motel) in reference to multiple calls of shots fired.
When Officers arrived, they located two victims inside a room, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Both victims were transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
Preliminary investigation leads detectives to believe that the shooting stems from on-going illegal activity and the victims and suspects knew each other.
The investigation is on-going.
