Two Area Shootings Under Investigation

Port Arthur police are investigating a shooting. Police received a 9-1-1 call Monday evening

about shots being fired in the 3000 block of Highway 73. Police learned two people had

exchanged gunfire.They both fled the scene before police arrived. Police are looking

to locate the two involved in the shooting. There are no reports of injuries.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what appears to be an accidental shooting. A 32-

year old woman sustained a gunshot wound to the leg at a hunting lease off of Highway 943

north of Kountze. Initial reports are the gun discharged while the woman was trying to remove

a trigger lock from the gun. She was transported to a Beaumont hospital for treatment.


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