PORT ARTHUR, Texas — The Port Arthur Police Department is investigating a shooting left a man injured and a church van damaged.
On July 23, 2023, at around 8:27 p.m., officers responded to the area of W. Thomas Blvd. and Grannis Ave. in reference to a shooting.
Dispatch told officers that a possible victim from the shooting had driven to the area of Motiva Enterprises XYZ gate located on HWY 82, according to a news release from the Port Arthur Police Department.
When officers arrived, they saw the Port Arthur Fire Department treating a man for a gunshot wound.
The victim was later transported to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Beaumont and is in stable condition.
Police say the victim was uncooperative with them.
It was later discovered that a van from Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church was hit by bullets.
In surveillance footage shared with 12News, the church van is seen parked in a garage. The bullet went through the garage door and had enough momentum to damage the van.
"One car pulls up, gentleman gets out, second car comes by and he begins to shoot at the second car. One of the bullets hit the garage, and it shattered the back window of our church van," said the Pastor's Administrative Assistant, Garland Flakes.
Flakes says it's fortunate no services were going on at the time.
From a Port Arthur Police Department news release:
On 7/23/23, at approximately 8:27 p.m., officers responded to the area of W. Thomas Blvd. and Grannis Ave. in reference to a shooting. Upon officers arriving on scene, dispatch advised them that a possible victim from the shooting had driven to the area of Motiva Enterprises XYZ gate located on HWY 82. Once officers arrived in the area of the XYZ gate, they observed Port Arthur Fire Department to be treating a black male for a gunshot wound that he had received. The black male was later transported to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Beaumont, Texas where he is listed as stable. The victim was uncooperative with officers. There are no known suspects at this time. Case is under investigation by Port Arthur Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division.
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