Tyler Police Investigate Shooting
Posted/updated on: April 24, 2012 at 7:43 am
TYLER — Police are investigating a shooting that sent a Tyler man to Mother Francis Hospital. The hospital emergency room notified police that they had a gunshot victim. It happened early yesterday morning. Investigators say Kertral Damon Murphy, 18, told them that he was shot by an unknown person on West Gentry.
Family members at the hospital however, indicated that Murphy was at a party somewhere in the area around West Erwin and Glenwood prior to the shooting. Officers searched both areas for evidence and any witnesses but failed to locate any leads. Murphy was brought to the hospital by an unknown black male driving possibly a tan or gold colored vehicle with tinted windows. This subject left the hospital after Murphy left the vehicle. Murphy was shot one time in the lower back and underwent surgery for what is believed to be a non-life threatening injury.
