Affidavit: Tyler man arrested for gunfire assaulted girlfriend for saying she was pregnant Thaddeus Cordell Taylor, 19 (Source: Smith County Sheriff s Office) By Carrie Provinsal | May 13, 2021 at 10:57 AM CDT - Updated May 13 at 10:57 AM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler police officer reports hearing 15 to 20 gunshots en route to a welfare call Tuesday at approximately 11: 50 a.m. according to a Smith County affidavit.
The officer arrived at the caller’s home in the 1500 block of Parklen St. finding Thaddeus Cordell Taylor, 19, of Tyler, walking around the house beating on the doors.
According to the affidavit, Taylor told the three people in the house he would shoot them if they did not put his girlfriend out of the house. Taylor then fired off several shots. The gun and shell casings were found at the scene.