Wreck being worked as homicide

TYLER — A case involving a wreck at Front and Palmer in Tyler is now being worked as a homicide. Police say the driver of a pickup that crashed into a power pole has been identified as Michael Lee Tucker, 29, from Tyler. Tucker died, and it was determined that he had been shot. The investigation led detectives to a residence on South Palmer, where the shooting appears to have occurred. Police said Tuesday afternoon that no suspect had been arrested and that the case was still under investigation. If you have any information on this case, contact Det. Martin at 903-531-1027 or call Tyler-Smith County Crime Stoppers at 903-597-2833. Palmer remained closed north and south of Front at last report, with drivers urged to use an alternate route.