PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Port Arthur Police have arrested a suspect in an incident at an EconoLodge in Port Arthur when a woman was shot in the chest.
Avery Solis, 26, is the suspect in an aggravated robbery that happened at the motel in the 4500 block of Highway 73 on Sunday, Feb. 28, Port Arthur Police said in a news release.
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A 911 caller told Port Arthur Police dispatch about 5 p.m. Feb. 28 that a woman had been shot at the EconoLodge, Port Arthur Police Detective Mike Hebert said in an earlier news release. Officers went to the scene and found a woman with a gunshot wound to her chest.
While Port Arthur Police was investigating the incident, a hospital told Port Arthur Police that a man with a gunshot wound had arrived at their facility, Hebert said. The man's gunshot wound was not life-threatening.
Port Arthur Police detectives learned during the investigation that this man was also shot at the EconoLodge in Port Arthur.
Solis has brown hair and brown eyes with tattoos on his face and neck. He is 6 ft. 2 in. tall and weighs 169 pounds.
Anyone who knows his whereabouts should contact Port Arthur Police at (409) 983-8600 or Southeast Texas Crime Stoppers at (409) 983-TIPS (8477).
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