PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Port Arthur Police now say a man arrested in Louisiana hours after they say he shot a man in the back in Port Arthur Monday afternoon also fatally shot a woman.
Police say Eric Martin, 38, fatally shot Shekira Simpson in the 28000 block of 15th St in Port Arthur Monday afternoon. Simpson is the mother of six children according to police.
They say he then went to a location in the 1600 block of Vicksburg Ave and shot Leon Davis in the back.
Davis survived and is in stable condition according to police.
Martin was arrested on an outstanding warrant by police in Lafayette, Louisiana last night.
Detectives with the Port Arthur Police Department's criminal investigations division are continuing to investigate.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
Monday shooting in Port Arthur
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From a Port Arthur Police Department news release...
Eric Martin, the suspect in yesterday's shooting in the 2800 block of 15th Street, was apprehended last night in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
Further investigation revealed the shooting began in the 2800 block of 15th Street where a female was shot and continued to the 1600 block of Vicksburg where Leon Davis was found shot. Davis remains in stable condition.
The female victim, identified as Shekira Simpson, died as a result of her gunshot. She was a mother of six children.
This incident is currently under investigation by the Criminal Investigations Division of the Port Arthur Police Department.