BEAUMONT, Texas — A Vidor man is in jail following a shooting that stemmed from an argument over how he was driving.
Randy Shane White, 30, of Vidor was arrested and charged with aggravated assault in connection with the shooting according to a news release from the Vidor Police Department.
Vidor Police officers were sent to the 1500 block of North Main Wednesday morning at about 11 a.m. after a man was reported to have been shot in the back the release said.
The victim was shot after "having words" with the driver of a Chevrolet truck about the way the man was driving. The shooting victim was taken by ambulance to a Southeast Texas hospital with non-life threatening injuries the release said.
The truck had left the area but officers were later told that the truck was in the area of Lyndale and Ferndale Streets.
They located the truck in the 400 block of Linda Lane and spotted White behind a fence nearby.
Orange County deputies assisted officers in taking White into custody without incident according to the release.
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From a Vidor Police Department news release...
On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 about 11:04 AM, Vidor Police Department received a call, in reference to a subject having been shot in the back in the 1500 block of North Main involving a white Chevrolet truck driven by a male leaving the area.
The victim was shot after having words with the driver of the truck about his driving.
Further information was received the truck was in the area of Lynndale and Ferndale. Officers located the vehicle in the 400 block of Linda Lane. A white male was spotted behind a fence and identified at Randy White.
Officers from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department assisted in having the subject surrender himself to officers without incident.
White was transported to Vidor Police Department for booking.
The victim was transported by Allegiance Ambulance Service to the hospital for treatment with non-life-threatening injuries.
Arrested:
Randy Shane White Age: 30 Hometown: Vidor
Charge: Aggravated Assault