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Two teens shot in Beaumont
By THE ENTERPRISE
January 20, 2010
Posted: January 20, 2010, 7:03 AM CST
Two teens were shot late Tuesday, but did not suffer life-threatening injuries, reports the Beaumont Police Department.
At about 11:49 p.m., officers responded to a report of gunshots in the 4200 block of Ector, said a news release from the BPD. Once there, officers found a 17-year-old male and a 19-year-old male, that had both been shot. One was injured in the upper chest, and the other in the hand. Both were taken to Christus St. Elizabeth hospital.
Officers said the shooter was taken in for questioning. It is believed that the shooter was a homeowner protecting his home against a home invasion, the release said.
The incident remains under investigation.
BPD: Shooter might have been protecting family during home invasion
Beaumont police say it appears a man who shot two teenagers might have been protecting his family during a home invasion robbery.
Officers responded to a report of shots fired at about 11:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 42 hundred block of Ector. Dispatchers heard shots fired during some of the calls they received. They discovered two men, 17 and 19, had been shot. One was hit in the upper chest and the other in the hand. They were taken by ambulance to Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The man who fired the shots was taken to the police station for questioning. Investigators believe he was protecting his home and family during a home invasion robbery.
The investigation is continuing and police have not made an arrest.
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This occurred in the 'southend' of Beaumont which is considered by many to be in the 'bad' part of town where gangs roam.
By THE ENTERPRISE
January 20, 2010
Posted: January 20, 2010, 7:03 AM CST
Two teens were shot late Tuesday, but did not suffer life-threatening injuries, reports the Beaumont Police Department.
At about 11:49 p.m., officers responded to a report of gunshots in the 4200 block of Ector, said a news release from the BPD. Once there, officers found a 17-year-old male and a 19-year-old male, that had both been shot. One was injured in the upper chest, and the other in the hand. Both were taken to Christus St. Elizabeth hospital.
Officers said the shooter was taken in for questioning. It is believed that the shooter was a homeowner protecting his home against a home invasion, the release said.
The incident remains under investigation.
BPD: Shooter might have been protecting family during home invasion
Beaumont police say it appears a man who shot two teenagers might have been protecting his family during a home invasion robbery.
Officers responded to a report of shots fired at about 11:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 42 hundred block of Ector. Dispatchers heard shots fired during some of the calls they received. They discovered two men, 17 and 19, had been shot. One was hit in the upper chest and the other in the hand. They were taken by ambulance to Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The man who fired the shots was taken to the police station for questioning. Investigators believe he was protecting his home and family during a home invasion robbery.
The investigation is continuing and police have not made an arrest.
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This occurred in the 'southend' of Beaumont which is considered by many to be in the 'bad' part of town where gangs roam.