Charge Upgraded to Murder in Longview Shooting

LONGVIEW � A murder charge has been filed in a Longview shooting that turned fatal. The move follows the death of Jerrad Hunt of Longview nearly three weeks after he was shot at a gas station. �I can confirm that Jerrad Hunt did pass away around 6:00 p.m. on Monday at Good Shepherd Medical Center,� Hunt�s attorney, Kirby Portley, said Tuesday. The charge filed against the suspect, identified as Christian Earl Sibley, 21, of Longview, has been upgraded from aggravated assault. Police say they responded to the gunshot call in the 3000 block of Estes Parkway just before 10:30 a.m. February 3. When they got there, Hunt, 22, had already been taken to the hospital with serious injuries.