Lone victim reports gunshot wound
Published 5:55 am Monday, April 1, 2019
Staff report
Port Arthur police responded to a late Sunday call in which a man reported being shot.
In an issued statement, police said a lone male knocked on a resident’s door at 11:31 p.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of Thomas Boulevard, saying he had been shot.
Police said the victim had a gunshot wound to the upper arm/chest area. It was determined the shooting occurred on 11th Street and the victim ran around the corner and knocked on the door of the Thomas Boulevard resident.
First responders took the victim to a local hospital for medical treatment.
The Port Arthur Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division was investigating this case.