PORT ARTHUR, Texas — A woman is dead days after she was critically injured during a Monday morning shooting in Port Arthur, according to the Port Arthur Police Department.
Police went to the Louis Manor Apartments located in the 1300 block of Joe Louis Avenue around 11:30 a.m. after receiving a call about a shooting. The apartments are located near Booker T. Washington Elementary School.
When officers arrived, they found a woman and a man both suffering from a gunshot wound, according to a Port Arthur Police Department release.
The woman was immediately taken to an area hospital in critical condition. Port Arthur Police confirmed the woman died Thursday.
The man was taken to an area hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police are investigating to find out whether the shooting was intentional or accidental.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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From a Port Arthur Police Department release:
On 05/23/22 at 11:30am, Officers of the Port Arthur Police Department responded to 1300 Joe Louis, Louis Manor Apartments, in reference to a shooting in the parking lot of the complex. Officers arrived at this location and found a female victim at the scene who was immediately transported to a local hospital in critical condition. A male subject at the scene also sustained a gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital with non-life threating injuries. At the time of this press release investigators have not determined if this shooting was intentional or accidental.
This incident is currently under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Port Arthur Police Department.
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This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.