NCST Editor The male victim was driven to the hospital by the caller – a female – and they had come from a residence off Ishman Ballard Rd.
Victim Give Multiple Accounts of How He Was Shot
Meanwhile, the victim told units at the hospital that he’d been driving down Temple Ave. while at a light near Bonnell St had been shot by an unknown source from an unknown direction.
This was quickly updated with the victim stating that he had parked his vehicle in the parking lot of the Family Dollar, located at the same intersection, to “clean his vehicle” and he’d been shot by an unknown source and unknown direction.
Units went to the location where the victim stated the shooting occurred and canvassed the area. They were unable to find any evidence at the time and noted multiple cameras in the area they’d be able to request footage from at a later time.
A while later, the victim again changed the details of the incident. This time stating that he’d shot himself. In this version of the incident, the victim stated that he’d been driving down Temple Ave. heading west when he’d stopped his vehicle in the middle of the roadway, just west of the Temple Ave, Bonnell St. intersection, and shot himself. He then stated that he’d thrown the gun out of the window roughly in front of the Sunoco gas station.
Units again returned to the scene and began canvassing the area in search of the gun, a shell casing, or any other evidence that may have corroborated the series of events given by the victim. After a thorough search of the area units were unable to find any evidence in that area.
Investigation Shifts
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