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Deputies investigating early Monday double shooting northeast of Kountze

An 18-year-old and a 46-year-old man were injured in the shooting.

KOUNTZE, Texas — Deputies in Hardin County are investigating an early morning shooting that left two men injured.

The shooting happened at about 2 a.m. Monday morning in the area of the Villa Road and Work Road in the 3800 block of Villa Road northeast of Kountze, Hardin County Sheriff Mark Davis said in a news release. 

An 18-year-old and a 46-year-old man were injured in the shooting after multiple people entered a home and shot the two men and left the scene, Davis said. 

Both men were taken to a Southeast Texas hospital by ambulance.

The Hardin County Sheriff's Office identified the men as a father and his son. Both are expected to be released Monday, Davis said. 

Deputies are working to determine possible motives and any relationships between the victims and suspects. 

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