JASPER, Texas — A third suspect has been arrested for a shoot-out in the city of Jasper that police say is connected to an after-prom party shooting outside the city that left 11 teens wounded on the same night in April.
The name of the man, who was arrested on a city warrant from the Jasper Police Department, will not be released today, according to Chief Deputy Scotty Duncan, of the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.
In May the Jasper Police Department arrested two men in connection with that shootout in the City of Jasper. It happened five miles away from where the after-prom party shooting occurred in the county.
In early May, Terrien Shayveon Collins, 21, and Jacquis Tayshun Bell, 19, both turned themselves in to Jasper Police in connection with the shootout.
Bell was charged with deadly conduct, a third degree felony and aggravated assault, a second degree felony
Collins has been charged with failure to report a felony, which is a class A misdemeanor.
The shootout happened in Jasper on Valley Drive, just off Bevil Loop, and went down Highway 190 toward Newton.
A white sedan seen at the after-prom party shooting was involved in the shootout in the city of Jasper the sheriff's office told 12News.
The after-prom party shooting happened outside the city limits of Jasper on County Road 263 in Jasper County.
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office has four suspects in custody connected to the after-prom party shooting.
Those charged in connection with the shooting are:
- Cheston Hartsfield, 19, of Newton
- Tracy Hickman, 19, of Newton
- Cameron Hartsfield 18, of Newton
- Tyler Porter, 19, of Newton
All four of the after-prom party shooting suspects are facing charges of "engaging in organized criminal activity of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon" from the county.
They are also facing "engaging in organized criminal activity" charges from the city connected to the shootout in Jasper.
Deputies release mugshots of four suspects in after-prom party shooting north of Jasper
While at first it was believed that nine teenagers were injured, officials later confirmed there were 11 teenage victims.
Eight of the victims were taken to Jasper Memorial Hospital by personal vehicles, and some were transferred to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont for further treatment, according to the release.
Two of the victims went to the hospital the day after the shooting took place. Ten of the victims were injured by gunfire, and one was injured while fleeing.
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All of their wounds were not life-threatening.
Investigators believe a dispute between rival groups may have led to the shooting.
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