PORT ARTHUR, Texas — The Port Arthur Police Department is investigating a double shooting at an apartment complex that sent three people to the hospital.
It happened around 1:20 p.m. Saturday at the Prince Hall Village Apartments, which is located in the 900 block of 14th Street in Port Arthur.
Port Arthur Police Chief Tim Duriso confirmed that a group of people were fighting when one man pulled out a gun. Officers were told the man and woman who were shot were involved in the fight, but investigation shows the woman was an innocent bystander.
One of the victims went to a nearby police station to report the incident. How the victim traveled to the station is unknown at this time.
Afterwards, the police reported to the apartment complex and found the other victim of the shooting.
Both victims were taken to the hospital by ambulance, and their condition is unknown at this time.
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Officers also found the suspect at the scene.
The shooter was in police custody when he said his chest was hurting, and he couldn’t breathe, according to Chief Duriso.
The suspect was later taken to Jefferson County Correctional Facility on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to a police report.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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Port Arthur Police Department full release..
On 5/30/2020, at approximately 1:21 p.m., officers with the Port Arthur Police Department were dispatched to a shooting that had just occurred at the Prince Hall Apartment Complex located at 914 West 14th Street, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. Upon arrival officers located a shooting victim between two apartments on the west side of the complex. Another victim arrived to the police station where she collapsed from her injuries.
During the investigation it was discovered the two victims and suspect were involved in a physical altercation. During this altercation the suspect produced a hand gun and shot the two victims.
Both victims were taken to the St. Elizabeth's Hospital Trauma Center as a result of their wounds. The suspect was located in a near by apartment and was arrested and transported to Jefferson County Correctional Facility for two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
