A pre-dawn shooting at a rural Milam County RV park left one person dead and another critically injured early Friday, turning a usually quiet stretch of farm road into an active crime scene.
Deputies were called around 2 a.m. to the 9000 block of FM 908, across from the Apache Pass event complex, where they found two people with gunshot wounds. A woman who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds was pronounced dead at the scene. A man was rushed to a hospital in critical condition with what authorities believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to KXAN.
The Milam County Sheriff's Office has not released the names of either person. Detectives spent the early morning hours interviewing witnesses and processing the scene as part of an ongoing investigation.
Where the shooting happened
The shooting unfolded along FM 908 near the Apache Pass event center, in a small cluster of RV sites and nearby businesses that sit between Thorndale and Rockdale. The Apache Pass site lists a Downtown Texas RV Park at Apache Pass, at 9119 N. FM 908, directly across from the main event grounds, underscoring how close the incident was to the popular venue.
The area is a rural stretch with scattered homes and businesses, where distances between properties are long and emergency response can take more time than in denser parts of Central Texas.
Investigation ongoing
The Milam County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation and has urged anyone with information about what happened to contact the agency. The county lists its non-emergency line as 254-697-7033.
Those who prefer to remain anonymous can submit tips through Milam County Crime Stoppers online. Authorities have not announced any arrests or identified a suspect and say additional details will be released after next-of-kin notifications are complete.
As of Friday morning, officials had not provided further public updates on the case.
