One arrested after hostage situation

ANDERSON COUNTY — One person has been arrested following a murder and hostage situation Thursday morning in the Frankston area. According to our news partner KETK, Anderson County Sheriff Rudy Flores says a call came in to deputies around 1:30 a.m. from a neighbor on FM 309 reporting multiple gunshots. Deputies responded and found a dead male on the front porch of the residence who appeared to have died from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as 38-year-old Marco Matthew Gonzales. An autopsy has been ordered.

The alleged shooter, identified as 38-year-old Robert Mason Eckert, was still inside the residence and was holding other occupants there against their will, according to officials. Flores says Eckert eventually released all the occupants. Eckert was arrested on a murder warrant and jailed. At this time, Flores believes this was an isolated incident and the shooter and victim knew each other, though he did not yet know the exact nature of their relationship.