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ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND FIVE OTHERS WERE SHOT-- AFTER A MAN STARTED SHOOTING AT KENT MOORE
CABINETS IN BRYAN. IT
HAPPENED AROUND 2:30 THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SUSPECT TOOK OFF.
AN HOUR LATER-- THE SUSPECT
SHOT A DPS TROOPER-- WHO WAS
PURSUING HIM IN THE SMALL TOWN
OF "IOLA"-- JUST 30 MILES FROM
BRYAN. 10 MILES DOWN THE
ROAD-- HE WAS FINALLY TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY. A LOT OF
CHAOS PLAYED OUT IN A SHORT
TIME. TONIGHT-- DPS REPS SAY
THEIR DEPUTY IS IN STABLE
CONDITION. POLICE AND EMPLOYEES
OF KENT MOORE CABINETS
IDENTIFIED THE MAN AS AN
EMPLOYEE OF THE BUSINESS.
"IT WAS LIKE I WAS LIVING IN A
HORROR MOVIE. YOU SEE IT ALL THE
TIME IN THE MOVIES AND IT WAS
HAPPENING TO US TODAY. AND IT'S
INDESCRIBABLE. I DON'T KNOW HOW
TO FEEL.
POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING
WHAT LED TO THE SHOOTING.
KENT MOORE RELEASED A STATEMENT
SAYING-- THEIR THOUGHTS ARE WITH
THE WORKERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES.... AND THEY ARE FULLY
COOPERATING WITH THE POLICE WHO
ARE INVESTIGATING THIS HORRIBLE
CRIME. YOU CAN READ THE FULL
STATEMENT AND GET UPDATES ON
THIS BREAKING STORY ON 12-NEW-
NOW-DOT-COM AND THE 12NEWS NOW
APP.
THE GOVERNOR-- TWEETING OUT
A STATEMENT THAT SAID IN PART--
QUOTE-- "CECILIA AND I ARE
PRAYING FOR THE VICTIMS AND
THEIR FAMILIES AND FOR THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER INJURED
WHILE APPREHENDING THE SUSPECT."
BUT 6 HOURS EARLIER-- HE CALLED
TEXAS A QUOTE--"2ND AMENDMENT
SANCTUARY STATE"-- AS HE PUSHED
BACK AGAINST THE PRESIDENT'S
EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO COMBAT GUN
VIOLENCE.
THIS IS THE FOURTH MASS
SHOOTING IN JUST THE LAST THREE
WEEKS. AND IT HAPPENED JUST
HOURS AFTER PRESIDENT BIDEN
SIGNED THOSE EXECUTIVE ORDERS
AIMED AT STOPPING ANYMORE
TRAGEDIES LIKE THIS ONE.
GUN VIOLENCE IN THIS COUNTRY IS
AN EPIDEMIC. LET ME SAY IT
AGAIN, GUN VIOLENCE IN THIS
COUNTRY IS AN EPIDEMIC, AND ITS
AN INTERNATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT.
BUT... SOME SAY THESE CHANGES
WON'T
WON'T DO
WON'T DO ANYTHING TO CURVE CRIME. 12NEWS REPORTER ALMIYA WHITE IS LIVE TONIGHT-- AS
SOUTHEAST TEXANS REACT.
DEJ... WE'RE SEEING TWO
DIFFERENT REACTIONS TONIGHT FROM
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S LASTEST
ANNOUNCEMENT ON NEW GUN CONTROL
MEASURES. SOME BELIEVE
THINGS SHOULD STAY THE WAY THEY
ARE. WHILE OTHERS SAY IT'S
TIME FOR STRICTER GUN LAWS.
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RANDY SOT: WHAT THEY'RE DOING
IS JUST ATTACKING THE SECOND
AMENDMENT.RAN DY RANDY
LEGER-- THE OWNER OF LEGER
SHOOTING RANGE IS NOT IN FAVOR
OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S LATEST
ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT GUN CONTROL. BUT IN THE WAKE OF SEVERAL MASS OF SHOOTINGS THIS YEAR ALONE --
JOSEPH TRAHAN -- CHAIRMAN OF THE
JEFFERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
PARTY SAYS THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION IS DOING THE
RIGHT THING. JOSEPH SOT: MANY
PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS PUT IN
PLACE THAT CAN AT LEAST REDUCE
THE LIKELIHOOD OF THOSE
EGREGIOUS ACTIONS TAKING PLACE
AND I FULLY BELIEVE THAT BIDEN
SAYS IT'S TIME TO TACKLE "GHOST
GUNS" BUT WHAT ARE THEY?
JESSE SOT: GHOST GUN IS A
HOMEMADE MANUFACTURED FIREARM,
WITHOUT A COMMERCIAL SERIAL
NUMBER. WHICH STORE MANAGER
JESSE REED SAYS COULD BE A
DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY. JESSE
SOT: SO THEY'RE HARMFUL IN THE
FACT IF THEY'RE USED IN THE
COMMISSION OF A CRIME, THEY'RE
UNTRACEABLE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO
SERIAL NUMBER TO TRACE THAT GUN
BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER.
GHOST GUNS ARENT THE ONLY THING
ON BIDENS AGENDA. HE ALSO WANTS
STATES TO ADOPT RED FLAG LAWS.
JOSEPH SOT: WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
RED FLAG LAWS THAT ALLOW FOR
POLICE OFFICERS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO PETITION
THE COURT TO HAVE SOME SORT OF
PROHIBITION, FOR AN INDIVIDUAL
TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS,
WEAPONS.
WEAPONS. TRAHAN SAYS HE'S A PROUD GUN OWNER HIMSELF -- BUT THERE SHOULD BE CHANGES MADE TO
THE WAY THE GUN REALM EXISTS IN
OUR
OUR
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. JOSEPH SOT: WE JUST BELIEVE IN BETTER PROTECTING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE UPSTANDING
CITIZENS, BEING ABLE TO BE
PROTECTED AND HAVE THEIR
WEAPONS, BUT ALSO PUTTING LAWS
IN PLACE TO DETER CRIMINALS.
AND-- PRESDIENT BIDEN IS ALSO
CALLING TO LIMIT STABILIZE
BRACES.
IT'S A DEVISE THAT CAN TURN A
PISTOL INTO A MORE LETHAL RIFLE.
IT
IT ATTACHES TO THE REAR OF A GUN AND CAN ALLOW A FIREARM TO BE FIRED WITH JUST ONE HAND.
SOME DEMOCRATS SAY IT'S NOT
ENOUGH. THEY WANT PRESIDENT
BIDEN TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION
TO ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE. LIVE
IN BEAUMONT. ALMIYA WHITE.
12NEWS.
AND NEW TONGIHT-- WE'RE
LEARNING A SHOOTING JUST ACROSS
THE STATE LINE HAS A SOUTHEAST
TEXAS CONNECTION. VINTON POLICE
HAVE ARRESTED TWO MEN FROM
ORANGE--
AFTER THEY SAY THE 2 SHOT A 25
YEAR OLD MAN IN THE STOMACH-- ON
APRIL 5TH. THE TWO HAVE BEEN
BOOKED INTO THE CALCASIEU
CORRECTIONAL CENTER. NO BOND HAS
BEEN SET. THE VICTIM IS STILL
LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION AT A
LOCAL HOSPITAL. AN INVESTIGATION
IN ON GOING.
CORONAVIRUS OPEN
YES--- WE'RE OPEN. THAT'S
THE MESSAGE FROM SOUTHEAST TEXAS
BUSINESSES AS PEOPLE START TO GET OUT AND ABOUT AGAIN. YOU MAY NOTICE MORE FOLKS DINING OUT--
OR JUST OUT AND ABOUT-- THIS
WEEKED SOUTHEAST TEXAS IS ON
THE REBOUND-- AS TOURNAMENT
SEASON IS KICKING UP. RIGHT
NOW... THE REGION IS HOSTING THE
BASSMASTER FISHING TOURNAMENT
ALONG WITH A BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
AT FORD FIELDS.
THE BEAUMONT VISITOR'S BUREAU
SAYS THIS IS A BIG BOOST FOR THE
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY-- THAT'S
STILL WORKING TO BOUNCE BACK.
AND AS PEOPLE BECOME MORE
COMFORTABLE GETTING OUT, THEY'LL
SEE WHAT THE CITY HAS TO OFFER.
"I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
NUMBERS.... IT'S BEEN A PRETTY CONSISTENT PATTERN FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOR CASES COUNTS AND
HOSPITALIZATIONS. ON
THURSDAY.... WE ADDED 101 NEW
POSITIVE CASES ACROSS THE
REGION.
59 FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY, 19
FROM ORANGE AND ANOTHER 15 FROM
CHAMBERS. THIS IS A HANDFUL
MORE THAN YESTERDAY, BUT NOT
ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE OVERALL
TREND
TREND
.
. TO
. TO THE
. TO THE HOSPITALS, WHERE 7 PERCENT OF PATEINTS IN GENERAL
BEDS HAVE THE CORONAVIRUS.
14.5 PERCENT OF THOSE IN THE ICU
ARE ALSO BATTLING COVID. BOTH
HOLDING STEADY FROM YESTERDAY.
PULLING OUT FOR A SNAPSHOT OF
THE REGION... NEARLY 8- PERCENT
IN GENERAL BEDS HAVE THE VIRUS.
AND 14-PERCENT IN THE ICU-- DOWN
FROM YESTERDAY. OUR OVERALL
HOSPITALIZATION RATE STANDS
AT--- 8.6 PERCENT.
2 OF THOSE BATTLING THIS VIRUS
ARE
ARE PART
ARE PART OF THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR PRAYERS.
CORPORAL DRU CROCHET AND DEPUTY
SCOTT BARNES ARE BATTLING
COVID-19. AND DETECTIVE
HOWARD DEVAULT IS RECOVERING
FROM A STROKE. THAT'S
ACCORDING TO THE ORANGE COUNTY
PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLE. A
PRAYER VIGIL IS BEING HELD ON
MONDAY AT EASTGATE PENTECOSTAL
CHURCH. YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.
SWITCHING GEARS RIGHT NOW--
HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT OUR
ROOFING 911 SKYCAM. IT'S BEEN
GORGEOUS DAY. A LITTLE HUMID OF
COURSE. BOXES CHIEF
METEROLOGIST PATRICK VAUGHN
JOINS US FROM OUR STORM TRACKER
CENTER WITH WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND-- MAYBE
SOME RAIN?
GOOD EVENING SE TEXAS! ANOTHER
ROUND OF STORMY WEATHER IS IN
THE WORKS FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS SE
TEXAS WITH A MARGINAL TO SLIGHT
RISK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENI NG
THERE WILL BE QUITE A BIT OF
ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY AND ROTATION,
HOWEVER CAPPING/CIN WILL WORK TO
MITIGATE THE RISK. IT LOOKS
LIKE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO
GENERATE STORMS IN SE TEXAS
BECAUSE OF THE CAPPING. SO, IT
SEEMS STORMS WILL DEVELOP TO OUR
WEST
WEST OR
WEST OR NORTHWEST AND THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT PER LATEST MODELING.
LATEST MODELING.
OTHERWISE, HIGH CLOUDINESS IS OVER SE TEXAS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70. OUR
THE
THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS MEDICAL COMMUNITY IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF A LONGTIME BEAUMONT DOCTOR,
JOSEPH DERRICK SENIOR. HE SERVED
THE COMMUNITY AS A PEDIATRIC
DOCTOR-- FOR NEARLY 60 YEARS.
DURING DOCTOR DERRICK'S
CAREER-- HE WORKED AT SEVERAL
HOSPITALS ACROSS SOUTHEAST
TEXAS. PATIENTS DESCRIBE HIM AS
AN OLD SCHOOL DOCTOR WHO HAD A
WAY OF MAKING HIS PATIENTS FEEL
LIKE FAMILY. THE PORT NECHES
NATIVE RETIRED IN 2014. BUT
ACCORDING TO HIS OBITUARY--
STILL REMAINED AN INFLUENTIAL
MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY--
INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATIONS
OF DOCTORS.
"IT'S A BIG LOSS FOR EVERYONE.
HE WAS A GEM, HE WAS ONE OF KIND
YOU DON'T SEE DOCTORS LIKE HIM.
HE LOVED HIS COMMUNITY AND IT
SHINED IN THE WAY HE PRACTICED
AND THE WAY HE TOOK CARE OF HIS
FAMILY AND WE'RE ALL GONNA MISS
HIM SO MUCH."
DOCTOR DERRICK WAS 93 YEARS
OLD.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING
HANDLED BY BROUSSARDS MORTUARY.
A SERVICE IS SCHEDULED FOR
MONDAY, APRIL 12TH AT 10:00 IN
THE MORNING. YOU CAN FIND MORE
ON OUR WEBSITE-- 12-NEWS-
NOW-DOT-COM.
QUICK PAUSE
IN CAE YOU MISSED IT-- PORT
ARTHUR POLICE HAVE MADE A SECOND
ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH AN
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY. THEY SAY
ELIJAH LUCIEN-- ROBBED THE BIDA
VIHN GAMEROOM ON 9TH AVENUE--
IN LATE JANUARY. A SECOND
SUSPECT-- HAD ALREADY BEEN
ARRESTED.
THE HARRIS COUNTY FIRE
MARSHAL'S OFFICE ARE STILL
LOOKING FOR WHAT SPARKED THE
BLAZE AT A CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION
FACILITY IN CHANNELVIEW
YESTERDAY. THAT FACILITY IS
OWNED BY K-SOLV. THEIR
OFFICIALS SAY IT HAPPENED WHILE
CHEMICALS WERE BEING TRANSFERRED
BETWEEN CONTAINERS. THEY'RE NOW
TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHICH
CHEMICALS WERE INVOVLED--
BECAUSE MANY ARE HOUSED AT THE
FACILITY. HARRIS COUNTY
POLLUTION CONTROL IS TESTING THE
WATER AND WILL RELEASE RESULTS
TOMORROW.
AS EARLY AS TOMORROW... TEXANS
QB DESHAUN WATSON COULD LEARN
THE NAMES OF SOME OF HIS
ACCUSERS. AN EMERGENCY
HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR
TOMORROW. WATSON'S ATTORNEY
FILED A MOTION DEMANDING THE
NAMES OF THE WOMEN SUING WATSON
FOR ALLEGATIONS RANGING FROM
EXPOSURE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.
THIS WEEK -- TWO WOMEN WENT
PUBLIC WITH THEIR ALLEGATIONS,
WHILE THE OTHER 20 ALLEGED
VICTIMS ARE STILL ANONYMOUS.
ATTORNEY RUSTY HARDIN ARGUES
THAT VIOLATES STATE LAW.
POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING
A MURDER-SUICIDE IN SOUTH
CAROLINA. FORMER NFL PLAYER--
PHILLIP ADAMS-- HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS THE LEAD SUSPECT
IN THE MURDER OF A PROMINENT E-R
DOCTOR AND FOUR OTHERS. ADAMS
LATER TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
OFFICIALS SAY SO FAR-- THERE IS
NO CONNECTION BETWEEN ADAM AND
THE DOCTOR. THE MOTIVE STILL
UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.