The Killeen Police Department has identified a victim in a deadly shooting on Memorial Day.
Police said in a news release Thursday, the victim was a 16-year-old male. His name will not be released due to his age, police said.
KPD said they identified him âthrough fingerprints by the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences.â
Officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of Dickens Avenue in north Killeen around 1:21 p.m. Monday for reports of shots fired. When they arrived, they found a young man lying on the side of the road suffering from a gunshot wound, according to the release. The victim was taken to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center on Fort Hood, where he later died from his injuries.
Shooting victim succumbs to injuries; identity pending autopsy results
(Source: MGN)
and last updated 2021-06-01 18:14:17-04
KILLEEN, TX â A shooting victim has succumbed to their injuries, the Killeen Police Department announced Tuesday evening.
Around 1:21 p.m. on Monday, May 31, officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of Dickens Drive for a report of a shots fired disturbance.
When officers arrived, they found a man on the side of the road suffering from a gunshot wound.
He was taken to Carl R. Darnall Medical Center in critical condition. A short time later, he succumbed to his injuries. Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson pronounced him dead at 3:02 p.m.
The Killeen Police Department released new information Tuesday evening in the Memorial Day shooting of a man in the 2200 block of Dickens Drive.
According to police, the unidentified man who was found on the side of the roadway around 1:21 p.m. Monday suffering from a gunshot wound has died from his injuries.
âThe victim succumbed from his injuries on Monday, May 31, 2021,â KPD spokeswoman Ofelia Miramontez said in a news release. âJustice of the Peace Gregory Johnson pronounced him deceased at 3:02 p.m.â
Police said the man was immediately transported to the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood in critical condition Monday.