Victim Identified in Fatal Longview Shooting
Posted/updated on: March 5, 2015 at 1:50 pmLONGVIEW – The Longview NAACP and a family member confirm the victim of a Tuesday night shooting is Da’Coreyan Blankenship. KETK reports the victim is a former student of Longview High School. He also played running back for the school’s football team. Around 7:40 p.m., officers were called to the scene of a reported shooting in the 800 block of Aurel Avenue, about four blocks north of LeTourneau University. When officers arrived, they found one victim in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
“There is a fence near the area where the shooting occurred that has been tagged by local gangs. However, at this point in the investigation we have not determined any gang affiliation is involved in this shooting,” said Longview Public Information Officer Kristie Brian. The case remains under investigation.