More Details Released on Smith County Shooting Suspect
Posted/updated on: March 10, 2013 at 5:19 pm
TYLER — Officials with the Smith County Sheriff’s Office are looking for Rodrick Cridell Reece, 29, in conjunction with a Thursday afternoon shooting on County Road 1113 near Highway 155. A warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a warrant for unlawful possession of firearm by felon (3rd degree felony) have been issued for Reece, who also has multiple outstanding drug, alcohol, and traffic violations.
Reece is accused of shooting an individual during an altercation at the aforementioned location. An individual who was wounded is still being treated at a Tyler hospital. Anyone who knows the location of or has any information regarding Rodrick Cridell Reece is asked to call the Smith County Sheriff’s Office at 903-566-6600 or call any other law enforcement agency. Authorities say updates will be released as they become available.
Officials won’t confirm the victim’s identity, but KETK identifies him as Ricky Taylor. The station says Reece is Taylor’s cousin. The men, who were said to have been drinking, got into an argument. Reece is said to have left, and returned with a gun and shot Taylor in the stomach.
