Angelina County Shooting Probe
Posted/updated on: May 20, 2011 at 2:39 am
LUFKIN — The Angelina County Sheriff’s Office follows up on a shooting Wednesday near Lufkin off FM 1475. According to the victim’s cousin, two men pulled up in a black truck, fought with the victim, shot him and then left. Angelina County Investigator Bart Riley has identified the shooting victim as James Durham Jr. Durham was taken by ambulance to Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin and is reportedly in stable condition. The Angelina County Sheriff’s Office said they do have a person of interest in custody. Earlier this year, Durham allegedly burned his mother’s home down with a meth lab.
