Officials Investigate Shooting near Henderson

HENDERSON — The Rusk County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a Friday afternoon shooting near Henderson. Officials tell KETK the incident happened at around 3:00 p.m. According to District Attorney’s Office Investigator William Brown, a man walked up to the Henderson Animal Shelter on Hwy. 259 South, claiming he had been in an altercation with a man who was chasing a woman. The man claimed he was trying to intervene and was shot during the scuffle. He then drove away and pulled to the side of Hwy. 259 in front of the animal shelter. The victim was taken to a local hospital. The animal shelter says it was not involved in any way.