Police: suspicious cause of death was self-inflicted
Published 2:02 pm Thursday, November 21, 2024
- First responders at the scene in the 700 block of 3rd Avenue Wednesday. (LD Ray/Special to The News)
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Port Arthur Police have determined Wednesday’s suspicious death of a man was self-inflicted.
Chief Tim Duriso confirmed the deceased suffered a fatal gunshot wound. A female person of interest spoke with detectives, as she was a witness to the incident. She was not charged.
Officers were called to the 3100 block of 8th Street for shots fired just after 1 p.m. Wednesday and located the scene nearby in the 700 block of 3rd Avenue.
Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Joseph Guillory II pronounced the man deceased and ordered for an autopsy.
