Rusk Police, SWAT searching for armed suspect

RUSK — A man deemed armed and dangerous is wanted by the Rusk Police Department and Cherokee County SWAT team as a suspect in Thursday’s shooting in Rusk, according to our news partner KETK.

The Rusk Police Department announced that Donald Everitt Casper is wanted for aggravated assault with a firearm, and is considered armed and dangerous. According to Rusk Police Chief Scott Heagney, Casper is wanted in connection to a shooting at a residence on Main Street that injured one man. Heagney said Casper is suspected of shooting a man in the leg during a “drug deal gone bad”. The victim was driven to a local hospital and sustained non-life threatening injuries, according to Heagney. Officials with the Rusk Police Department and Cherokee County SWAT team are currently searching for Casper, and they suspect he is still in the Rusk or Jacksonville area.

Officials are asking anyone with information about Casper’s whereabouts to contact the Rusk Police Department through Facebook, email or phone.