BEAUMONT, Texas — A teenager was seriously injured in a shooting in Beaumont's South End early Saturday morning.
Beaumont Police Officers found a teenager with a life-threatening gunshot wound in the 1700 block of Corley at 1:47 a.m. Saturday, August 17, Sgt. Cody Guedry said in a news release.
The 13-year-old was taken to CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth hospital, Guedry said. Beaumont Police do not have an update on the teen's condition as of 5 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
Investigators found that the 13-year-old and the 19-year-old suspect were in the same room when the gun was fired. After shooting him, the suspect then fled the house on foot, police said.
Beaumont Police said the suspect is Christian Aguilera, 19, of Beaumont.
Anyone with information about Aguilera’s whereabouts should contact the Beaumont Police Department or Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas at 833-TIPS (8477).
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