Lufkin police searching for suspects after man injured in shooting near Brandon Park

LUFKIN, Texas (KETK) — The Lufkin Police Department is searching for individuals they believe were involved in a Saturday afternoon shooting that injured a man.

The police department said the victim was driving towards Brandon Park with another man to meet with other individuals they had argued with earlier that day at a Nacogdoches County game room. As they were driving towards the park, gunshots were fired.

A bullet grazed the victim’s head, and he was taken to a local hospital, while the other man was not injured.

Officers reportedly located 27 shell casings in the middle of the 1000 block of Hosea Dolphus Street. Officials also found the victim’s vehicle, which had several reported gunshot strikes.

The investigation remains ongoing, and detectives are working to locate those involved.