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Angelina County Deputy Involved in Shooting

Posted/updated on: March 15, 2016 at 10:33 pm
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Angelina County Sheriffs Dept PatchLUFKIN – The investigation continues into the shooting of a mental health patient by an Angelina County Sheriff’s deputy. The deputy was taking the patient to a Conroe hospital when the Friday shooting occurred in Riverside, which is just north of Huntsville. Walker County authorities say, for some reason the deputy stopped his car in front of Country Campus Baptist Church and the two got into a struggle. During the struggle, the patient was shot in his stomach. He is was flown to Houston’s Memorial Herman Houston, where he is recovering. The Angelina County deputy suffered minor injuries. He has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.



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