Kilgore Shooting Suspect Identified

KILGORE – Kilgore police have identified a suspect involved in the February 28th shooting that left one person critically injured. The suspect is 31 year old Demetrius Dirail Alex of Longview. He and another man are said to have exchanged gunfire at the Stone Creek Apartments in the 4000 block of Pine Burr Lane. One man used a used a 45-caliber pistol while the other pulled what was called a “machine pistol.” Investigators say the men discharged around 30 rounds. The shooting followed an argument at a store earlier that evening. The injured man, whose name has not been released, remains hospitalized at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview. Alex is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and deadly conduct. Additional charges may still be filed in the case.