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Man dies after Friday night Liberty County shooting

A family member tells 12news a man who was shot in the head has passed away last night.

A man from Liberty County who was shot in the head passed away in the hospital last night, according to a family member.

Liberty county deputies said the fight happened on Friday night between a man and a woman at a Liberty County residence and ended with a man being shot in the head.

Richard Dale Morris, 56, was in critical condition before being life flighted to a Houston hospital, Liberty County Sheriff’s Office said in a release.

Morris and Jessica Tullos, 44, were drinking heavily at Tullos’ home on County Road 2279, according to Liberty County Sheriff’s Office lead investigator Robert Dunn.

During the evening, the two physically fought and Tullos went to a closet and grabbed a rifle while Morris was outside standing near the passenger side of Tullos’ vehicle just before Tullos shot Morris in the back of the head.

After shooting Morris, Tullos called 911 and reported the shooting. She admitted to shooting Morris and told the dispatcher where she put the rifle, according to police.

Tullos was arrested at the scene and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. She was transported to the Liberty County Jail.

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