A 17-year-old boy is dead and a 19-year-old woman is recovering after a shooting Saturday afternoon at an apartment complex in north Beaumont. Beaumont police say both victims were rushed to a local hospital, where the teenage boy later died from his injuries while the young woman remained in stable condition.
Police responded to the 6300 block of Chinn Lane at about 1 p.m. Saturday after a shots-fired call, according to KFDM. The shooting happened at Azure Point Apartments, located off the Eastex Freeway service road in north Beaumont. Beaumont Police Sgt. Haley Morrow confirmed details of the department's response, per the outlet's report.
What Happened at the Scene
In KFDM's initial report on the shooting, witnesses at the scene said a man and a woman were both shot during an altercation. That account came from bystanders rather than police, and the station noted at the time that it was still waiting for officers to release official details about what led to the gunfire.
A follow-up report from the station confirmed the ages and conditions of the two people shot: a 17-year-old male who died from his injuries, and a 19-year-old female who was listed in stable condition. Beaumont police have classified the case as a homicide investigation, the station's report states.
Investigation Continues, No Arrests Announced
Detectives are still working to determine what led up to the shooting, and no arrests have been announced in connection with the case. Anyone with information is asked to call Beaumont police at (409) 832-1234 or Southeast Texas Crime Stoppers at (409) 833-TIPS (8477), according to the same report.
This is not the first shooting at a Beaumont apartment complex in recent months. In April, two teenagers and an adult were arrested after a shooting at The Trails on Treadway, which Chron.com reported stemmed from an ongoing dispute that ended with multiple suspects firing rifles and handguns at a targeted apartment. Police in that case charged 17-year-olds Nisaiah Davis, Justin Holmes and 25-year-old Jordan Baldwin, with Holmes and Baldwin facing deadly conduct charges and Davis charged with aggravated robbery.
Another shooting was reported at Autumn Oaks Apartments, also off the Eastex Freeway, where investigators said an argument broke out before shots were fired. In that case, a victim was hospitalized in stable condition with a non-life-threatening injury, and detectives obtained a felony warrant for 17-year-old Jamorelyne Dearmon, according to Fox 4 Beaumont.
No further details have been released about what led to Saturday's shooting at Azure Point Apartments. Beaumont police have not said whether any suspects have been identified as the investigation continues.
